What color is #7FAF94?

#7FAF94 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FAF94?

The RGB value is 127, 175, 148: 127 red, 175 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FAF94?

The complementary color is #AF7F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FAF94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FAF94 color

#7FAF94 rgb(127, 175, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FAF94 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 68.6% green and 58% blue (127, 175, 148).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#7FAF94 color codes

HEX	`#7FAF94`
RGB	`rgb(127, 175, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 68.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, -21.7, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 23.4, 158.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.426, 37.309, 33.662)`
Decimal	`8368020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FAF94, 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 #7FAF94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FAF94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #7FAF94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7faf94; }
.text { color: #7faf94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7faf94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 175 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7faf94, #7fafac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7FAF94?: #7FAF94 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FAF94?: The RGB value is 127, 175, 148: 127 red, 175 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FAF94?: The complementary color is #AF7F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FAF94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.