What color is #7A9783?

#7A9783 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 #7A9783?

The RGB value is 122, 151, 131: 122 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9783?

The complementary color is #977A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9783 color

#7A9783 rgb(122, 151, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9783 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.2% green and 51.4% blue (122, 151, 131).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#7A9783 color codes

HEX	`#7A9783`
RGB	`rgb(122, 151, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.81, -14.33, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.81, 16.04, 153.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.188, 27.909, 25.634)`
Decimal	`8034179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9783, 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 #7A9783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #7A9783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9783; }
.text { color: #7a9783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 151 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9783, #7a9791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7A9783?: #7A9783 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 #7A9783?: The RGB value is 122, 151, 131: 122 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9783?: The complementary color is #977A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.