What color is #7A9179?

#7A9179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9179?

The RGB value is 122, 145, 121: 122 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9179?

The complementary color is #907991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9179 color

#7A9179 rgb(122, 145, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9179 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (122, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#7A9179 color codes

HEX	`#7A9179`
RGB	`rgb(122, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -13.04, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 16.47, 142.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.602, 25.768, 21.921)`
Decimal	`8032633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9179, 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 #7A9179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #7A9179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9179; }
.text { color: #7a9179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9179, #799184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A9179?: #7A9179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9179?: The RGB value is 122, 145, 121: 122 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9179?: The complementary color is #907991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.