What color is #7FD174?

#7FD174 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FD174?

The RGB value is 127, 209, 116: 127 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FD174?

The complementary color is #C674D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FD174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FD174 color

#7FD174 rgb(127, 209, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FD174 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 82% green and 45.5% blue (127, 209, 116).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 50% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fluorescence (#89D178), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#7FD174 color codes

HEX	`#7FD174`
RGB	`rgb(127, 209, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 82%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 50%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 44%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 44%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -43.08, 38.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 57.68, 138.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.704, 51.372, 24.607)`
Decimal	`8376692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FD174, 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 #7FD174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FD174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #7FD174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fd174; }
.text { color: #7fd174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fd174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 209 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fd174, #74d197); }

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Questions

What color is #7FD174?: #7FD174 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Fluorescence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FD174?: The RGB value is 127, 209, 116: 127 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FD174?: The complementary color is #C674D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FD174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.