What color is #7FBCA4?

#7FBCA4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FBCA4?

The RGB value is 127, 188, 164: 127 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FBCA4?

The complementary color is #BC7F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FBCA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FBCA4 color

#7FBCA4 rgb(127, 188, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FBCA4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 73.7% green and 64.3% blue (127, 188, 164).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#7FBCA4 color codes

HEX	`#7FBCA4`
RGB	`rgb(127, 188, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 73.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -24.89, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 25.59, 166.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.434, 43.157, 41.683)`
Decimal	`8371364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FBCA4, 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 #7FBCA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FBCA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #7FBCA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fbca4; }
.text { color: #7fbca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fbca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 188 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fbca4, #7fb6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7FBCA4?: #7FBCA4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FBCA4?: The RGB value is 127, 188, 164: 127 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FBCA4?: The complementary color is #BC7F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FBCA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.