What color is #7FAA9A?

#7FAA9A 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 #7FAA9A?

The RGB value is 127, 170, 154: 127 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAA9A?

The complementary color is #AA7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAA9A color

#7FAA9A rgb(127, 170, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAA9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 66.7% green and 60.4% blue (127, 170, 154).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#7FAA9A color codes

HEX	`#7FAA9A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 170, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 66.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, -17.9, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 18.25, 168.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.958, 35.593, 35.91)`
Decimal	`8366746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAA9A, 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 #7FAA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #7FAA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faa9a; }
.text { color: #7faa9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faa9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 170 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faa9a, #7fa5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7FAA9A?: #7FAA9A 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 #7FAA9A?: The RGB value is 127, 170, 154: 127 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAA9A?: The complementary color is #AA7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.