What color is #7DAA62?

#7DAA62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAA62?

The RGB value is 125, 170, 98: 125 red, 170 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAA62?

The complementary color is #8F62AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAA62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAA62 color

#7DAA62 rgb(125, 170, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DAA62 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 66.7% green and 38.4% blue (125, 170, 98).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Arugula (#75AD5B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#7DAA62 color codes

HEX	`#7DAA62`
RGB	`rgb(125, 170, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 66.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 42%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -28.43, 32.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 43.04, 131.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.036, 33.991, 16.795)`
Decimal	`8235618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAA62, 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 #7DAA62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAA62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #7DAA62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7daa62; }
.text { color: #7daa62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7daa62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 170 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7daa62, #62aa6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7DAA62?: #7DAA62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Arugula. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAA62?: The RGB value is 125, 170, 98: 125 red, 170 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAA62?: The complementary color is #8F62AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAA62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.