What color is #7FAD7C?

#7FAD7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAD7C?

The RGB value is 127, 173, 124: 127 red, 173 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAD7C?

The complementary color is #AA7CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAD7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAD7C color

#7FAD7C rgb(127, 173, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAD7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 67.8% green and 48.6% blue (127, 173, 124).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#7FAD7C color codes

HEX	`#7FAD7C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 173, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 67.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -25.18, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 32.38, 141.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.333, 35.853, 24.545)`
Decimal	`8367484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAD7C, 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 #7FAD7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAD7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #7FAD7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fad7c; }
.text { color: #7fad7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fad7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 173 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fad7c, #7cad92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAD7C?: #7FAD7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAD7C?: The RGB value is 127, 173, 124: 127 red, 173 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAD7C?: The complementary color is #AA7CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAD7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.