What color is #7FBC73?

#7FBC73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBC73?

The RGB value is 127, 188, 115: 127 red, 188 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBC73?

The complementary color is #B073BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBC73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBC73 color

#7FBC73 rgb(127, 188, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FBC73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.7% green and 45.1% blue (127, 188, 115).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 35% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#7FBC73 color codes

HEX	`#7FBC73`
RGB	`rgb(127, 188, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 73.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 35%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 39%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 39%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -33.81, 30.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 45.77, 137.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.829, 41.715, 22.696)`
Decimal	`8371315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBC73, 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 #7FBC73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBC73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #7FBC73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbc73; }
.text { color: #7fbc73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbc73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 188 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbc73, #73bc8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7FBC73?: #7FBC73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBC73?: The RGB value is 127, 188, 115: 127 red, 188 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBC73?: The complementary color is #B073BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBC73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.