What color is #7A9D77?

#7A9D77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9D77?

The RGB value is 122, 157, 119: 122 red, 157 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9D77?

The complementary color is #9A779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9D77 color

#7A9D77 rgb(122, 157, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9D77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 61.6% green and 46.7% blue (122, 157, 119).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#7A9D77 color codes

HEX	`#7A9D77`
RGB	`rgb(122, 157, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 61.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.29, -19.73, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.29, 25.43, 140.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.412, 29.583, 21.926)`
Decimal	`8035703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9D77, 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 #7A9D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #7A9D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9d77; }
.text { color: #7a9d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 157 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9d77, #779d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9D77?: #7A9D77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9D77?: The RGB value is 122, 157, 119: 122 red, 157 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9D77?: The complementary color is #9A779D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.