What color is #7AAF73?

#7AAF73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AAF73?

The RGB value is 122, 175, 115: 122 red, 175 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AAF73?

The complementary color is #A873AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AAF73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AAF73 color

#7AAF73 rgb(122, 175, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AAF73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 68.6% green and 45.1% blue (122, 175, 115).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#7AAF73 color codes

HEX	`#7AAF73`
RGB	`rgb(122, 175, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 68.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -29.37, 25.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 38.8, 139.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.45, 36.034, 21.778)`
Decimal	`8040307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AAF73, 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 #7AAF73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AAF73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #7AAF73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7aaf73; }
.text { color: #7aaf73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7aaf73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 175 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7aaf73, #73af8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7AAF73?: #7AAF73 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AAF73?: The RGB value is 122, 175, 115: 122 red, 175 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AAF73?: The complementary color is #A873AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AAF73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.