What color is #7C9D90?

#7C9D90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9D90?

The RGB value is 124, 157, 144: 124 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9D90?

The complementary color is #9D7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9D90 color

#7C9D90 rgb(124, 157, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9D90 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 61.6% green and 56.5% blue (124, 157, 144).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#7C9D90 color codes

HEX	`#7C9D90`
RGB	`rgb(124, 157, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 61.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -14.17, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 14.5, 167.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.402, 30.412, 30.912)`
Decimal	`8166800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9D90, 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 #7C9D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #7C9D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9d90; }
.text { color: #7c9d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 157 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9d90, #7c9a9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7C9D90?: #7C9D90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9D90?: The RGB value is 124, 157, 144: 124 red, 157 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9D90?: The complementary color is #9D7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.