What color is #7A8A51?

#7A8A51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8A51?

The RGB value is 122, 138, 81: 122 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8A51?

The complementary color is #61518A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8A51?

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.

#7A8A51 color

#7A8A51 rgb(122, 138, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8A51 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 54.1% green and 31.8% blue (122, 138, 81).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7A8A51 color codes

HEX	`#7A8A51`
RGB	`rgb(122, 138, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 54.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 41%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, -15.65, 28.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 32.6, 118.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.6, 22.909, 11.225)`
Decimal	`8030801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8A51, 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 #7A8A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8A51 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 #7A8A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8a51; }
.text { color: #7a8a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 138 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8a51, #5e8a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A8A51?: #7A8A51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8A51?: The RGB value is 122, 138, 81: 122 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8A51?: The complementary color is #61518A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8A51?: 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.