What color is #7A9151?

#7A9151 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 #7A9151?

The RGB value is 122, 145, 81: 122 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9151?

The complementary color is #685191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9151 color

#7A9151 rgb(122, 145, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9151 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.9% green and 31.8% blue (122, 145, 81).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#7A9151 color codes

HEX	`#7A9151`
RGB	`rgb(122, 145, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 44%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, -19.32, 31.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 36.73, 121.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.637, 24.982, 11.571)`
Decimal	`8032593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9151, 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 #7A9151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #7A9151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9151; }
.text { color: #7a9151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 145 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9151, #5a9151); }

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Questions

What color is #7A9151?: #7A9151 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 #7A9151?: The RGB value is 122, 145, 81: 122 red, 145 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9151?: The complementary color is #685191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.