What color is #7FAA78?

#7FAA78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAA78?

The RGB value is 127, 170, 120: 127 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAA78?

The complementary color is #A378AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAA78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAA78 color

#7FAA78 rgb(127, 170, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAA78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.7% green and 47.1% blue (127, 170, 120).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#7FAA78 color codes

HEX	`#7FAA78`
RGB	`rgb(127, 170, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -24.36, 21.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 32.32, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.516, 34.617, 23.05)`
Decimal	`8366712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAA78, 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 #7FAA78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAA78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #7FAA78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faa78; }
.text { color: #7faa78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faa78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 170 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faa78, #78aa8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAA78?: #7FAA78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAA78?: The RGB value is 127, 170, 120: 127 red, 170 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAA78?: The complementary color is #A378AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAA78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.