What color is #7FD389?

#7FD389 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FD389?

The RGB value is 127, 211, 137: 127 red, 211 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FD389?

The complementary color is #D37FC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FD389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FD389 color

#7FD389 rgb(127, 211, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FD389 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 82.7% green and 53.7% blue (127, 211, 137).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 49% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#7FD389 color codes

HEX	`#7FD389`
RGB	`rgb(127, 211, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 82.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 49%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 40%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 35%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.82, -40.76, 28.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.82, 49.94, 144.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.56, 52.905, 31.947)`
Decimal	`8377225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FD389, 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 #7FD389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FD389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	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 #7FD389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fd389; }
.text { color: #7fd389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fd389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 211 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fd389, #7fd3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #7FD389?: #7FD389 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FD389?: The RGB value is 127, 211, 137: 127 red, 211 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FD389?: The complementary color is #D37FC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FD389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.