What color is #7A988D?

#7A988D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A988D?

The RGB value is 122, 152, 141: 122 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A988D?

The complementary color is #987A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A988D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A988D color

#7A988D rgb(122, 152, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A988D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 59.6% green and 55.3% blue (122, 152, 141).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7A988D color codes

HEX	`#7A988D`
RGB	`rgb(122, 152, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 59.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.35, -12.81, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.35, 13.02, 169.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.061, 28.516, 29.431)`
Decimal	`8034445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A988D, 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 #7A988D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A988D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #7A988D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a988d; }
.text { color: #7a988d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a988d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 152 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a988d, #7a9498); }

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Questions

What color is #7A988D?: #7A988D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A988D?: The RGB value is 122, 152, 141: 122 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A988D?: The complementary color is #987A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A988D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.