What color is #7A9257?

#7A9257 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9257?

The RGB value is 122, 146, 87: 122 red, 146 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9257?

The complementary color is #6F5792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9257?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9257 color

#7A9257 rgb(122, 146, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9257 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 57.3% green and 34.1% blue (122, 146, 87).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#7A9257 color codes

HEX	`#7A9257`
RGB	`rgb(122, 146, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 57.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 40%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 40%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -19.06, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 34.29, 123.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.025, 25.383, 12.859)`
Decimal	`8032855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9257, 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 #7A9257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #7A9257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9257; }
.text { color: #7a9257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 146 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9257, #5d9257); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A9257?: #7A9257 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9257?: The RGB value is 122, 146, 87: 122 red, 146 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9257?: The complementary color is #6F5792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9257?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.