What color is #7A9072?

#7A9072 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9072?

The RGB value is 122, 144, 114: 122 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9072?

The complementary color is #887290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9072 color

#7A9072 rgb(122, 144, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9072 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.5% green and 44.7% blue (122, 144, 114).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7A9072 color codes

HEX	`#7A9072`
RGB	`rgb(122, 144, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.37, -13.79, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.37, 19.22, 135.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.036, 25.299, 19.691)`
Decimal	`8032370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9072, 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 #7A9072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #7A9072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9072; }
.text { color: #7a9072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 144 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9072, #729079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A9072?: #7A9072 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9072?: The RGB value is 122, 144, 114: 122 red, 144 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9072?: The complementary color is #887290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.