What color is #7A9E8B?

#7A9E8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7A9E8B?

The RGB value is 122, 158, 139: 122 red, 158 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7A9E8B?

The complementary color is #9E7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7A9E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7A9E8B color

#7A9E8B rgb(122, 158, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #7A9E8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 62% green and 54.5% blue (122, 158, 139).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#7A9E8B color codes

HEX	`#7A9E8B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 158, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 62%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, -16.42, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 17.44, 160.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.912, 30.455, 28.987)`
Decimal	`8035979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7A9E8B, 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 #7A9E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7A9E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #7A9E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7a9e8b; }
.text { color: #7a9e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7a9e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 158 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7a9e8b, #7a9e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7A9E8B?: #7A9E8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7A9E8B?: The RGB value is 122, 158, 139: 122 red, 158 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7A9E8B?: The complementary color is #9E7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7A9E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.