What color is #7A978F?

#7A978F 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 #7A978F?

The RGB value is 122, 151, 143: 122 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A978F?

The complementary color is #977A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A978F color

#7A978F rgb(122, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7A978F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (122, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#7A978F color codes

HEX	`#7A978F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -11.84, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 11.87, 175.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.049, 28.253, 30.168)`
Decimal	`8034191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A978F, 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 #7A978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #7A978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a978f; }
.text { color: #7a978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a978f, #7a9197); }

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Questions

What color is #7A978F?: #7A978F 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 #7A978F?: The RGB value is 122, 151, 143: 122 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A978F?: The complementary color is #977A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.