What color is #7A8961?

#7A8961 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 #7A8961?

The RGB value is 122, 137, 97: 122 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8961?

The complementary color is #706189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8961?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8961 color

#7A8961 rgb(122, 137, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8961 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 53.7% green and 38% blue (122, 137, 97).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7A8961 color codes

HEX	`#7A8961`
RGB	`rgb(122, 137, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 53.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, -12.85, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 23.52, 123.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.129, 22.892, 14.718)`
Decimal	`8030561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8961, 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 #7A8961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #7A8961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8961; }
.text { color: #7a8961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 137 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8961, #668961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A8961?: #7A8961 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 #7A8961?: The RGB value is 122, 137, 97: 122 red, 137 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8961?: The complementary color is #706189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8961?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.