What color is #7FAB68?

#7FAB68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAB68?

The RGB value is 127, 171, 104: 127 red, 171 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAB68?

The complementary color is #9468AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAB68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAB68 color

#7FAB68 rgb(127, 171, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAB68 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 67.1% green and 40.8% blue (127, 171, 104).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#7FAB68 color codes

HEX	`#7FAB68`
RGB	`rgb(127, 171, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 67.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -27.34, 29.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 40.48, 132.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.813, 34.637, 18.42)`
Decimal	`8366952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAB68, 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 #7FAB68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAB68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #7FAB68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fab68; }
.text { color: #7fab68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fab68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 171 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fab68, #68ab72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7FAB68?: #7FAB68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAB68?: The RGB value is 127, 171, 104: 127 red, 171 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAB68?: The complementary color is #9468AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAB68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.