What color is #7AA963?

#7AA963 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AA963?

The RGB value is 122, 169, 99: 122 red, 169 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AA963?

The complementary color is #9263A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AA963?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AA963 color

#7AA963 rgb(122, 169, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AA963 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 66.3% green and 38.8% blue (122, 169, 99).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#7AA963 color codes

HEX	`#7AA963`
RGB	`rgb(122, 169, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 66.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 41%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, -28.9, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 42.5, 132.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.466, 33.414, 16.962)`
Decimal	`8038755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AA963, 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 #7AA963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AA963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #7AA963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aa963; }
.text { color: #7aa963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aa963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 169 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aa963, #63a96f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7AA963?: #7AA963 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AA963?: The RGB value is 122, 169, 99: 122 red, 169 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AA963?: The complementary color is #9263A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AA963?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.