What color is #7A9859?

#7A9859 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9859?

The RGB value is 122, 152, 89: 122 red, 152 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9859?

The complementary color is #775998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9859?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9859 color

#7A9859 rgb(122, 152, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9859 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.6% green and 34.9% blue (122, 152, 89).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bavarian Green (#749A54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#7A9859 color codes

HEX	`#7A9859`
RGB	`rgb(122, 152, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 41%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, -21.87, 29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 36.93, 126.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.057, 27.315, 13.612)`
Decimal	`8034393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9859, 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 #7A9859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #7A9859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9859; }
.text { color: #7a9859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 152 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9859, #5b9859); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7A9859?: #7A9859 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bavarian Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9859?: The RGB value is 122, 152, 89: 122 red, 152 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9859?: The complementary color is #775998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9859?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.