What color is #7A8249?

#7A8249 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8249?

The RGB value is 122, 130, 73: 122 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8249?

The complementary color is #514982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8249 color

#7A8249 rgb(122, 130, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8249 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51% green and 28.6% blue (122, 130, 73).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7A8249 color codes

HEX	`#7A8249`
RGB	`rgb(122, 130, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -12.34, 29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 32.25, 112.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.211, 20.584, 9.368)`
Decimal	`8028745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8249, 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 #7A8249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #7A8249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8249; }
.text { color: #7a8249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 130 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8249, #5e8249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A8249?: #7A8249 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8249?: The RGB value is 122, 130, 73: 122 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8249?: The complementary color is #514982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.