What color is #7AC172?

#7AC172 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AC172?

The RGB value is 122, 193, 114: 122 red, 193 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AC172?

The complementary color is #B972C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AC172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AC172 color

#7AC172 rgb(122, 193, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AC172 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 75.7% green and 44.7% blue (122, 193, 114).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 39% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#7AC172 color codes

HEX	`#7AC172`
RGB	`rgb(122, 193, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 75.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 39%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 41%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.89, -37.89, 32.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.89, 50.18, 139.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.132, 43.491, 22.723)`
Decimal	`8044914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AC172, 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 #7AC172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AC172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #7AC172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ac172; }
.text { color: #7ac172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ac172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 193 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ac172, #72c192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7AC172?: #7AC172 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AC172?: The RGB value is 122, 193, 114: 122 red, 193 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AC172?: The complementary color is #B972C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AC172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.