What color is #7AAC79?

#7AAC79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AAC79?

The RGB value is 122, 172, 121: 122 red, 172 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AAC79?

The complementary color is #AB79AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AAC79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AAC79 color

#7AAC79 rgb(122, 172, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AAC79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 67.5% green and 47.5% blue (122, 172, 121).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#7AAC79 color codes

HEX	`#7AAC79`
RGB	`rgb(122, 172, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 67.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, -26.92, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 34.18, 141.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.229, 35.022, 23.463)`
Decimal	`8039545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AAC79, 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 #7AAC79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AAC79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #7AAC79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aac79; }
.text { color: #7aac79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aac79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 172 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aac79, #79ac91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7AAC79?: #7AAC79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AAC79?: The RGB value is 122, 172, 121: 122 red, 172 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AAC79?: The complementary color is #AB79AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AAC79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.