What color is #7A9D72?

#7A9D72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9D72?

The RGB value is 122, 157, 114: 122 red, 157 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9D72?

The complementary color is #95729D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9D72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9D72 color

#7A9D72 rgb(122, 157, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9D72 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 61.6% green and 44.7% blue (122, 157, 114).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#7A9D72 color codes

HEX	`#7A9D72`
RGB	`rgb(122, 157, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 61.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -20.6, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 27.8, 137.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.12, 29.466, 20.386)`
Decimal	`8035698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9D72, 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 #7A9D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #7A9D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9d72; }
.text { color: #7a9d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 157 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9d72, #729d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9D72?: #7A9D72 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9D72?: The RGB value is 122, 157, 114: 122 red, 157 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9D72?: The complementary color is #95729D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9D72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.