What color is #7D9579?

#7D9579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9579?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 121: 125 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9579?

The complementary color is #917995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9579 color

#7D9579 rgb(125, 149, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9579 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 47.5% blue (125, 149, 121).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7D9579 color codes

HEX	`#7D9579`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, -14.09, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 18.52, 139.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.655, 27.235, 22.149)`
Decimal	`8230265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9579, 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 #7D9579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #7D9579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9579; }
.text { color: #7d9579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9579, #799583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7D9579?: #7D9579 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9579?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 121: 125 red, 149 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9579?: The complementary color is #917995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.