What color is #7A9778?

#7A9778 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9778?

The RGB value is 122, 151, 120: 122 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9778?

The complementary color is #957897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9778 color

#7A9778 rgb(122, 151, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9778 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (122, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#7A9778 color codes

HEX	`#7A9778`
RGB	`rgb(122, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, -16.42, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 20.98, 141.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.482, 27.626, 21.914)`
Decimal	`8034168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9778, 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 #7A9778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #7A9778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9778; }
.text { color: #7a9778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9778, #789786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9778?: #7A9778 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9778?: The RGB value is 122, 151, 120: 122 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9778?: The complementary color is #957897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.