What color is #7FAE00?

#7FAE00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAE00?

The RGB value is 127, 174, 0: 127 red, 174 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAE00?

The complementary color is #2F00AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAE00 color

#7FAE00 rgb(127, 174, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAE00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 68.2% green and 0% blue (127, 174, 0).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Envy (#77AA00), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#7FAE00 color codes

HEX	`#7FAE00`
RGB	`rgb(127, 174, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 68.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 100%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, -36.1, 66.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 76.04, 118.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.889, 34.784, 5.455)`
Decimal	`8367616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAE00, 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 #7FAE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #7FAE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fae00; }
.text { color: #7fae00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fae00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 174 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fae00, #28ae00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAE00?: #7FAE00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAE00?: The RGB value is 127, 174, 0: 127 red, 174 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAE00?: The complementary color is #2F00AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.