What color is #7A9386?

#7A9386 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9386?

The RGB value is 122, 147, 134: 122 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9386?

The complementary color is #937A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9386 color

#7A9386 rgb(122, 147, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A9386 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 57.6% green and 52.5% blue (122, 147, 134).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#7A9386 color codes

HEX	`#7A9386`
RGB	`rgb(122, 147, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 57.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -11.57, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 12.22, 161.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.762, 26.726, 26.509)`
Decimal	`8033158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9386, 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 #7A9386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #7A9386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9386; }
.text { color: #7a9386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 147 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9386, #7a9393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A9386?: #7A9386 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9386?: The RGB value is 122, 147, 134: 122 red, 147 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9386?: The complementary color is #937A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.