What color is #7A805F?

#7A805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A805F?

The RGB value is 122, 128, 95: 122 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A805F?

The complementary color is #655F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A805F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A805F color

#7A805F rgb(122, 128, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A805F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 50.2% green and 37.3% blue (122, 128, 95).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#7A805F color codes

HEX	`#7A805F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 128, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 50.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.29, -8.23, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.29, 19.08, 115.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.811, 20.402, 13.824)`
Decimal	`8028255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A805F, 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 #7A805F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A805F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7A805F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a805f; }
.text { color: #7a805f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a805f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 128 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a805f, #6a805f); }

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Questions

What color is #7A805F?: #7A805F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A805F?: The RGB value is 122, 128, 95: 122 red, 128 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A805F?: The complementary color is #655F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A805F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.