What color is #7A9289?

#7A9289 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9289?

The RGB value is 122, 146, 137: 122 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9289?

The complementary color is #927A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9289 color

#7A9289 rgb(122, 146, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A9289 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 57.3% green and 53.7% blue (122, 146, 137).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7A9289 color codes

HEX	`#7A9289`
RGB	`rgb(122, 146, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 57.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -10.4, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 10.58, 169.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.819, 26.501, 27.575)`
Decimal	`8032905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9289, 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 #7A9289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #7A9289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9289; }
.text { color: #7a9289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 146 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9289, #7a8f92); }

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Questions

What color is #7A9289?: #7A9289 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9289?: The RGB value is 122, 146, 137: 122 red, 146 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9289?: The complementary color is #927A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.