#7FA99A Hex Color
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#7fa99a is a dusty, ashy teal with low saturation and a cool green-gray cast. Its moderate lightness gives healthcare, wellness, and technology interfaces a calm, trustworthy feel without looking clinical. Use it as a supporting tone beside charcoal or warm ivory, since it can look washed out against white. Black text achieves about 8.0:1 contrast on this hex code.
Questions about #7fa99a
What is #7fa99a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #7fa99a is rgb(127, 169, 154), in HSL hsl(159, 20%, 58%) and in CMYK 25%, 0%, 9%, 34%.
What colors pair well with #7fa99a?
#7fa99a pairs well with charcoal and warm ivory because they give its dusty teal base enough contrast and balance its cool, muted character in many visual systems without looking harsh. Muted terracotta or burgundy adds a restrained accent.
Is #7fa99a a warm or cool color?
#7fa99a reads as a cool color because its muted teal base carries a green-gray cast rather than yellow warmth, while low saturation softens that coolness and keeps it calm and approachable for wellness, healthcare, and technology interfaces.
Does #7fa99a work well with black text?
#7fa99a works well with black text, reaching about an 8.0:1 contrast ratio, but it can look washed out beside white, so check contrast carefully for text and small interface elements.
Is #7fa99a readable on white or black?
#7fa99a has a 2.61:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.04:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.