What color is #7A983F?

#7A983F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A983F?

The RGB value is 122, 152, 63: 122 red, 152 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A983F?

The complementary color is #5D3F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A983F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A983F color

#7A983F rgb(122, 152, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A983F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.6% green and 24.7% blue (122, 152, 63).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7A983F color codes

HEX	`#7A983F`
RGB	`rgb(122, 152, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 59%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 59%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.93, -24.83, 42.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.93, 49.29, 120.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.152, 26.953, 8.842)`
Decimal	`8034367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A983F, 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 #7A983F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A983F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #7A983F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a983f; }
.text { color: #7a983f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a983f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 152 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a983f, #4e983f); }

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Questions

What color is #7A983F?: #7A983F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A983F?: The RGB value is 122, 152, 63: 122 red, 152 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A983F?: The complementary color is #5D3F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A983F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.