What color is #7AA960?

#7AA960 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA960?

The RGB value is 122, 169, 96: 122 red, 169 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA960?

The complementary color is #8F60A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA960?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA960 color

#7AA960 rgb(122, 169, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AA960 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 66.3% green and 37.6% blue (122, 169, 96).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#7AA960 color codes

HEX	`#7AA960`
RGB	`rgb(122, 169, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 66.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -29.32, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 43.9, 131.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.325, 33.357, 16.221)`
Decimal	`8038752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA960, 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 #7AA960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #7AA960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa960; }
.text { color: #7aa960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 169 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa960, #60a96a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7AA960?: #7AA960 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA960?: The RGB value is 122, 169, 96: 122 red, 169 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA960?: The complementary color is #8F60A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA960?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.