What color is #7A916C?

#7A916C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A916C?

The RGB value is 122, 145, 108: 122 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A916C?

The complementary color is #836C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A916C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A916C color

#7A916C rgb(122, 145, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A916C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.9% green and 42.4% blue (122, 145, 108).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#7A916C color codes

HEX	`#7A916C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 145, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, -15.36, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 22.92, 132.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.858, 25.471, 18.002)`
Decimal	`8032620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A916C, 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 #7A916C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A916C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #7A916C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a916c; }
.text { color: #7a916c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a916c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 145 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a916c, #6c9171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A916C?: #7A916C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A916C?: The RGB value is 122, 145, 108: 122 red, 145 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A916C?: The complementary color is #836C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A916C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.