What color is #7FAC9B?

#7FAC9B 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 #7FAC9B?

The RGB value is 127, 172, 155: 127 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAC9B?

The complementary color is #AC7F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAC9B color

#7FAC9B rgb(127, 172, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAC9B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 67.5% green and 60.8% blue (127, 172, 155).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#7FAC9B color codes

HEX	`#7FAC9B`
RGB	`rgb(127, 172, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 67.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -18.72, 3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 19.12, 168.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.419, 36.382, 36.476)`
Decimal	`8367259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAC9B, 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 #7FAC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #7FAC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fac9b; }
.text { color: #7fac9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fac9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 172 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fac9b, #7fa7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAC9B?: #7FAC9B 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 #7FAC9B?: The RGB value is 127, 172, 155: 127 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAC9B?: The complementary color is #AC7F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.