What color is #7AAA9C?

#7AAA9C 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 #7AAA9C?

The RGB value is 122, 170, 156: 122 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AAA9C?

The complementary color is #AA7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AAA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AAA9C color

#7AAA9C rgb(122, 170, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AAA9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 66.7% green and 61.2% blue (122, 170, 156).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#7AAA9C color codes

HEX	`#7AAA9C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 170, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 66.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, -19.05, 2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 19.17, 173.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.4, 35.286, 36.761)`
Decimal	`8039068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AAA9C, 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 #7AAA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AAA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #7AAA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aaa9c; }
.text { color: #7aaa9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aaa9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 170 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aaa9c, #7aa0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7AAA9C?: #7AAA9C 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 #7AAA9C?: The RGB value is 122, 170, 156: 122 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AAA9C?: The complementary color is #AA7A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AAA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.