What color is #7FC27C?

#7FC27C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FC27C?

The RGB value is 127, 194, 124: 127 red, 194 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FC27C?

The complementary color is #BF7CC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FC27C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FC27C color

#7FC27C rgb(127, 194, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FC27C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 76.1% green and 48.6% blue (127, 194, 124).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 36% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#7FC27C color codes

HEX	`#7FC27C`
RGB	`rgb(127, 194, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 76.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 36%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 36%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -35.2, 28.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 45.4, 140.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.681, 44.549, 25.994)`
Decimal	`8372860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FC27C, 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 #7FC27C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FC27C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #7FC27C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fc27c; }
.text { color: #7fc27c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fc27c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 194 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fc27c, #7cc29c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7FC27C?: #7FC27C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FC27C?: The RGB value is 127, 194, 124: 127 red, 194 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FC27C?: The complementary color is #BF7CC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FC27C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.