What color is #7A8662?

#7A8662 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8662?

The RGB value is 122, 134, 98: 122 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8662?

The complementary color is #6E6286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8662 color

#7A8662 rgb(122, 134, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8662 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 52.5% green and 38.4% blue (122, 134, 98).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7A8662 color codes

HEX	`#7A8662`
RGB	`rgb(122, 134, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 52.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, -11.06, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 21.11, 121.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.756, 22.07, 14.825)`
Decimal	`8029794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8662, 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 #7A8662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7A8662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8662; }
.text { color: #7a8662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 134 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8662, #688662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7A8662?: #7A8662 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8662?: The RGB value is 122, 134, 98: 122 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8662?: The complementary color is #6E6286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.