What color is #7D9B55?

#7D9B55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D9B55?

The RGB value is 125, 155, 85: 125 red, 155 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D9B55?

The complementary color is #73559B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D9B55 color

#7D9B55 rgb(125, 155, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D9B55 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60.8% green and 33.3% blue (125, 155, 85).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#7D9B55 color codes

HEX	`#7D9B55`
RGB	`rgb(125, 155, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 45%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 45%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.3, -22.73, 33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.3, 40.26, 124.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.818, 28.458, 12.936)`
Decimal	`8231765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D9B55, 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 #7D9B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #7D9B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9b55; }
.text { color: #7d9b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 155 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9b55, #5a9b55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D9B55?: #7D9B55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D9B55?: The RGB value is 125, 155, 85: 125 red, 155 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D9B55?: The complementary color is #73559B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.