What color is #7A9381?

#7A9381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9381?

The RGB value is 122, 147, 129: 122 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9381?

The complementary color is #937A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9381 color

#7A9381 rgb(122, 147, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9381 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (122, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#7A9381 color codes

HEX	`#7A9381`
RGB	`rgb(122, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, -12.58, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 14.21, 152.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.421, 26.589, 24.716)`
Decimal	`8033153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9381, 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 #7A9381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #7A9381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9381; }
.text { color: #7a9381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9381, #7a938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A9381?: #7A9381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9381?: The RGB value is 122, 147, 129: 122 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9381?: The complementary color is #937A8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.