What color is #7A9B73?

#7A9B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9B73?

The RGB value is 122, 155, 115: 122 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9B73?

The complementary color is #94739B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9B73 color

#7A9B73 rgb(122, 155, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9B73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 60.8% green and 45.1% blue (122, 155, 115).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#7A9B73 color codes

HEX	`#7A9B73`
RGB	`rgb(122, 155, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 60.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -19.4, 17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 26.02, 138.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.841, 28.817, 20.575)`
Decimal	`8035187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9B73, 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 #7A9B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #7A9B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9b73; }
.text { color: #7a9b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 155 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9b73, #739b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9B73?: #7A9B73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9B73?: The RGB value is 122, 155, 115: 122 red, 155 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9B73?: The complementary color is #94739B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.