What color is #7A9989?

#7A9989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9989?

The RGB value is 122, 153, 137: 122 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9989?

The complementary color is #997A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9989 color

#7A9989 rgb(122, 153, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9989 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 60% green and 53.7% blue (122, 153, 137).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#7A9989 color codes

HEX	`#7A9989`
RGB	`rgb(122, 153, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 60%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, -14.18, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 14.99, 161.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.931, 28.725, 27.946)`
Decimal	`8034697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9989, 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 #7A9989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #7A9989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9989; }
.text { color: #7a9989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 153 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9989, #7a9998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7A9989?: #7A9989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9989?: The RGB value is 122, 153, 137: 122 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9989?: The complementary color is #997A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.