What color is #7AA697?

#7AA697 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA697?

The RGB value is 122, 166, 151: 122 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA697?

The complementary color is #A67A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA697 color

#7AA697 rgb(122, 166, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AA697 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 65.1% green and 59.2% blue (122, 166, 151).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#7AA697 color codes

HEX	`#7AA697`
RGB	`rgb(122, 166, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 65.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, -18.07, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 18.31, 170.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.246, 33.643, 34.33)`
Decimal	`8038039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA697, 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 #7AA697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #7AA697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa697; }
.text { color: #7aa697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 166 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa697, #7a9fa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AA697?: #7AA697 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA697?: The RGB value is 122, 166, 151: 122 red, 166 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA697?: The complementary color is #A67A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.