What color is #7D9161?

#7D9161 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9161?

The RGB value is 125, 145, 97: 125 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9161?

The complementary color is #756191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9161 color

#7D9161 rgb(125, 145, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9161 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 56.9% green and 38% blue (125, 145, 97).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#7D9161 color codes

HEX	`#7D9161`
RGB	`rgb(125, 145, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 56.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, -15.94, 23.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 28.14, 124.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.74, 25.474, 15.131)`
Decimal	`8229217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9161, 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 #7D9161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7D9161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9161; }
.text { color: #7d9161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 145 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9161, #659161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7D9161?: #7D9161 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9161?: The RGB value is 125, 145, 97: 125 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9161?: The complementary color is #756191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.