What color is #7A8645?

#7A8645 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8645?

The RGB value is 122, 134, 69: 122 red, 134 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8645?

The complementary color is #514586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8645?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8645 color

#7A8645 rgb(122, 134, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8645 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.5% green and 27.1% blue (122, 134, 69).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#7A8645 color codes

HEX	`#7A8645`
RGB	`rgb(122, 134, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 49%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.62, -14.95, 33.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.62, 36.52, 114.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.625, 21.618, 8.873)`
Decimal	`8029765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8645, 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 #7A8645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #7A8645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8645; }
.text { color: #7a8645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 134 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8645, #5a8645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A8645?: #7A8645 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8645?: The RGB value is 122, 134, 69: 122 red, 134 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8645?: The complementary color is #514586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8645?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.