What color is #7FA99E?

#7FA99E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FA99E?

The RGB value is 127, 169, 158: 127 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FA99E?

The complementary color is #A97F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FA99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FA99E color

#7FA99E rgb(127, 169, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FA99E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.3% green and 62% blue (127, 169, 158).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#7FA99E color codes

HEX	`#7FA99E`
RGB	`rgb(127, 169, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -16.52, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 16.56, 176.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.11, 35.355, 37.632)`
Decimal	`8366494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FA99E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7FA99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FA99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7FA99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fa99e; }
.text { color: #7fa99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fa99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 169 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fa99e, #7f9fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FA99E?: #7FA99E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FA99E?: The RGB value is 127, 169, 158: 127 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FA99E?: The complementary color is #A97F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FA99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.