What color is #7DA979?

#7DA979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DA979?

The RGB value is 125, 169, 121: 125 red, 169 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DA979?

The complementary color is #A579A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DA979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DA979 color

#7DA979 rgb(125, 169, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DA979 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 66.3% green and 47.5% blue (125, 169, 121).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#7DA979 color codes

HEX	`#7DA979`
RGB	`rgb(125, 169, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 66.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.05, -24.4, 20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.05, 31.63, 140.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.096, 34.116, 23.295)`
Decimal	`8235385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DA979, 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 #7DA979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DA979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7DA979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7da979; }
.text { color: #7da979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7da979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 169 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7da979, #79a98d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7DA979?: #7DA979 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DA979?: The RGB value is 125, 169, 121: 125 red, 169 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DA979?: The complementary color is #A579A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DA979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.