What color is #7A9B7E?

#7A9B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9B7E?

The RGB value is 122, 155, 126: 122 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9B7E?

The complementary color is #9B7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9B7E color

#7A9B7E rgb(122, 155, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9B7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 60.8% green and 49.4% blue (122, 155, 126).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#7A9B7E color codes

HEX	`#7A9B7E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 155, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 60.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, -17.41, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 20.87, 146.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.512, 29.086, 24.11)`
Decimal	`8035198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9B7E, 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 #7A9B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #7A9B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9b7e; }
.text { color: #7a9b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 155 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9b7e, #7a9b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9B7E?: #7A9B7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9B7E?: The RGB value is 122, 155, 126: 122 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9B7E?: The complementary color is #9B7A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.