What color is #7AA272?

#7AA272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA272?

The RGB value is 122, 162, 114: 122 red, 162 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA272?

The complementary color is #9A72A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA272 color

#7AA272 rgb(122, 162, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AA272 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 63.5% green and 44.7% blue (122, 162, 114).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#7AA272 color codes

HEX	`#7AA272`
RGB	`rgb(122, 162, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 63.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, -23.14, 20.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 31.04, 138.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.983, 31.192, 20.673)`
Decimal	`8036978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA272, 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 #7AA272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #7AA272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa272; }
.text { color: #7aa272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 162 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa272, #72a282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7AA272?: #7AA272 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA272?: The RGB value is 122, 162, 114: 122 red, 162 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA272?: The complementary color is #9A72A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.