What color is #7FAE77?

#7FAE77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAE77?

The RGB value is 127, 174, 119: 127 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAE77?

The complementary color is #A677AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAE77 color

#7FAE77 rgb(127, 174, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAE77 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 68.2% green and 46.7% blue (127, 174, 119).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#7FAE77 color codes

HEX	`#7FAE77`
RGB	`rgb(127, 174, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 68.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.61, -26.5, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.61, 35.32, 138.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.217, 36.115, 22.986)`
Decimal	`8367735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAE77, 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 #7FAE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #7FAE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fae77; }
.text { color: #7fae77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fae77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 174 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fae77, #77ae8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAE77?: #7FAE77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAE77?: The RGB value is 127, 174, 119: 127 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAE77?: The complementary color is #A677AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.