What color is #7A8365?

#7A8365 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8365?

The RGB value is 122, 131, 101: 122 red, 131 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8365?

The complementary color is #6E6583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8365?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8365 color

#7A8365 rgb(122, 131, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8365 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 51.4% green and 39.6% blue (122, 131, 101).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#7A8365 color codes

HEX	`#7A8365`
RGB	`rgb(122, 131, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 51.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, -8.93, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 17.58, 120.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.491, 21.31, 15.448)`
Decimal	`8029029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8365, 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 #7A8365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #7A8365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8365; }
.text { color: #7a8365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 131 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8365, #6b8365); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A8365?: #7A8365 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8365?: The RGB value is 122, 131, 101: 122 red, 131 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8365?: The complementary color is #6E6583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8365?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.