What color is #7D9A8A?

#7D9A8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9A8A?

The RGB value is 125, 154, 138: 125 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9A8A?

The complementary color is #9A7D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9A8A color

#7D9A8A rgb(125, 154, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9A8A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60.4% green and 54.1% blue (125, 154, 138).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#7D9A8A color codes

HEX	`#7D9A8A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 154, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, -13.47, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 14.39, 159.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.599, 29.305, 28.4)`
Decimal	`8231562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9A8A, 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 #7D9A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #7D9A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9a8a; }
.text { color: #7d9a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 154 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9a8a, #7d9a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7D9A8A?: #7D9A8A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9A8A?: The RGB value is 125, 154, 138: 125 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9A8A?: The complementary color is #9A7D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.