What color is #7A8D71?

#7A8D71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A8D71?

The RGB value is 122, 141, 113: 122 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A8D71?

The complementary color is #84718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A8D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A8D71 color

#7A8D71 rgb(122, 141, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A8D71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 55.3% green and 44.3% blue (122, 141, 113).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#7A8D71 color codes

HEX	`#7A8D71`
RGB	`rgb(122, 141, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 55.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, -12.35, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 17.72, 134.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.531, 24.379, 19.244)`
Decimal	`8031601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A8D71, 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 #7A8D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A8D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #7A8D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a8d71; }
.text { color: #7a8d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a8d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 141 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a8d71, #718d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A8D71?: #7A8D71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A8D71?: The RGB value is 122, 141, 113: 122 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A8D71?: The complementary color is #84718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A8D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.