What color is #7D9280?

#7D9280 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9280?

The RGB value is 125, 146, 128: 125 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9280?

The complementary color is #927D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9280 color

#7D9280 rgb(125, 146, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9280 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 57.3% green and 50.2% blue (125, 146, 128).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7D9280 color codes

HEX	`#7D9280`
RGB	`rgb(125, 146, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 57.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, -11.15, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 13.2, 147.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.632, 26.476, 24.336)`
Decimal	`8229504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9280, 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 #7D9280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #7D9280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9280; }
.text { color: #7d9280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 146 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9280, #7d928b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7D9280?: #7D9280 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9280?: The RGB value is 125, 146, 128: 125 red, 146 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9280?: The complementary color is #927D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.