#7CAFA0

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #7CAFA0

When working with digital screens, the color #7CAFA0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cadetblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(124, 175, 160).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 162.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7CAFA0
RGB124, 175, 160
HSL162.4°, 24.2%, 58.6%
CMYK29%, 0%, 9%, 31%
HSV162.4°, 29.1%, 68.6%
LAB67.6, -20.1, 2.3
XYZ30.0, 37.5, 38.9
Decimal8171424

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7CAFA0; }
.text-color { color: #7CAFA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7CAFA0; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0