What color is #7A9D97?

#7A9D97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9D97?

The RGB value is 122, 157, 151: 122 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9D97?

The complementary color is #9D7A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9D97 color

#7A9D97 rgb(122, 157, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7A9D97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 61.6% green and 59.2% blue (122, 157, 151).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#7A9D97 color codes

HEX	`#7A9D97`
RGB	`rgb(122, 157, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 61.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -13.33, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 13.35, 183.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.667, 30.485, 33.804)`
Decimal	`8035735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9D97, 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 #7A9D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7A9D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7A9D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9d97; }
.text { color: #7a9d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 157 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9d97, #7a929d); }

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Questions

What color is #7A9D97?: #7A9D97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9D97?: The RGB value is 122, 157, 151: 122 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9D97?: The complementary color is #9D7A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.