What color is #7FBA81?

#7FBA81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBA81?

The RGB value is 127, 186, 129: 127 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBA81?

The complementary color is #BA7FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBA81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBA81 color

#7FBA81 rgb(127, 186, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FBA81 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 72.9% green and 50.6% blue (127, 186, 129).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#7FBA81 color codes

HEX	`#7FBA81`
RGB	`rgb(127, 186, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 72.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, -30.63, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 38.3, 143.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.272, 41.213, 27.125)`
Decimal	`8370817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBA81, 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 #7FBA81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBA81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #7FBA81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fba81; }
.text { color: #7fba81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fba81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 186 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fba81, #7fba9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7FBA81?: #7FBA81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBA81?: The RGB value is 127, 186, 129: 127 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBA81?: The complementary color is #BA7FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBA81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.