What color is #7A9900?

#7A9900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9900?

The RGB value is 122, 153, 0: 122 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9900?

The complementary color is #1F0099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9900 color

#7A9900 rgb(122, 153, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 60% green and 0% blue (122, 153, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Thumb (#779900), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#7A9900 color codes

HEX	`#7A9900`
RGB	`rgb(122, 153, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 60%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, -28.37, 61.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 67.91, 114.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.418, 26.92, 4.173)`
Decimal	`8034560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9900, 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 #7A9900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #7A9900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9900; }
.text { color: #7a9900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 153 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9900, #2e9900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #7A9900?: #7A9900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9900?: The RGB value is 122, 153, 0: 122 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9900?: The complementary color is #1F0099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.