What color is #7A9D7C?

#7A9D7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9D7C?

The RGB value is 122, 157, 124: 122 red, 157 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9D7C?

The complementary color is #9D7A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9D7C color

#7A9D7C rgb(122, 157, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9D7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 61.6% green and 48.6% blue (122, 157, 124).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#7A9D7C color codes

HEX	`#7A9D7C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 157, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 61.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, -18.82, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 23.1, 144.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.72, 29.706, 23.549)`
Decimal	`8035708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9D7C, 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 #7A9D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7A9D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #7A9D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9d7c; }
.text { color: #7a9d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 157 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9d7c, #7a9d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7A9D7C?: #7A9D7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9D7C?: The RGB value is 122, 157, 124: 122 red, 157 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9D7C?: The complementary color is #9D7A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.