What color is #7D9792?

#7D9792 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9792?

The RGB value is 125, 151, 146: 125 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9792?

The complementary color is #977D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9792?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9792 color

#7D9792 rgb(125, 151, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D9792 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 59.2% green and 57.3% blue (125, 151, 146).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#7D9792 color codes

HEX	`#7D9792`
RGB	`rgb(125, 151, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 59.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.4, -10.18, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.4, 10.19, 182.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.711, 28.568, 31.401)`
Decimal	`8230802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9792, 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 #7D9792	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9792 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #7D9792 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9792; }
.text { color: #7d9792; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9792; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 151 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9792, #7d8f97); }

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Questions

What color is #7D9792?: #7D9792 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9792?: The RGB value is 125, 151, 146: 125 red, 151 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9792?: The complementary color is #977D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9792?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.