What color is #7C9E91?

#7C9E91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9E91?

The RGB value is 124, 158, 145: 124 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9E91?

The complementary color is #9E7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9E91 color

#7C9E91 rgb(124, 158, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9E91 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 62% green and 56.9% blue (124, 158, 145).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#7C9E91 color codes

HEX	`#7C9E91`
RGB	`rgb(124, 158, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 62%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, -14.5, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 14.79, 168.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.648, 30.782, 31.373)`
Decimal	`8167057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9E91, 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 #7C9E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #7C9E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9e91; }
.text { color: #7c9e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 158 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9e91, #7c9a9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7C9E91?: #7C9E91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9E91?: The RGB value is 124, 158, 145: 124 red, 158 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9E91?: The complementary color is #9E7C89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.