What color is #7FDB8A?

#7FDB8A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7FDB8A?

The RGB value is 127, 219, 138: 127 red, 219 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7FDB8A?

The complementary color is #DB7FD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7FDB8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7FDB8A color

#7FDB8A rgb(127, 219, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #7FDB8A is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.8% red, 85.9% green and 54.1% blue (127, 219, 138).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 56% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#7FDB8A color codes

HEX	`#7FDB8A`
RGB	`rgb(127, 219, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.8%, 85.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 56%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 42%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 37%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -44.09, 31.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 54.18, 144.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.669, 57.008, 33.006)`
Decimal	`8379274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7FDB8A, 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 #7FDB8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7FDB8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #7FDB8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7fdb8a; }
.text { color: #7fdb8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7fdb8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(127 219 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7fdb8a, #7fdbb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7FDB8A?: #7FDB8A is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7FDB8A?: The RGB value is 127, 219, 138: 127 red, 219 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7FDB8A?: The complementary color is #DB7FD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7FDB8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.