What color is #7A8552?

#7A8552 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8552?

The RGB value is 122, 133, 82: 122 red, 133 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8552?

The complementary color is #5D5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8552?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8552 color

#7A8552 rgb(122, 133, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8552 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.2% green and 32.2% blue (122, 133, 82).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#7A8552 color codes

HEX	`#7A8552`
RGB	`rgb(122, 133, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -12.84, 26.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 29.15, 116.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.937, 21.522, 11.19)`
Decimal	`8029522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8552, 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 #7A8552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #7A8552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8552; }
.text { color: #7a8552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 133 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8552, #618552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A8552?: #7A8552 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8552?: The RGB value is 122, 133, 82: 122 red, 133 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8552?: The complementary color is #5D5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8552?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.