What color is #7DAE51?

#7DAE51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAE51?

The RGB value is 125, 174, 81: 125 red, 174 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAE51?

The complementary color is #8251AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAE51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAE51 color

#7DAE51 rgb(125, 174, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DAE51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 68.2% green and 31.8% blue (125, 174, 81).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 36% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#7DAE51 color codes

HEX	`#7DAE51`
RGB	`rgb(125, 174, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 68.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 36%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 53%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 53%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.92, -32.43, 42.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.92, 53.15, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.078, 35.225, 13.261)`
Decimal	`8236625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAE51, 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 #7DAE51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAE51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #7DAE51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dae51; }
.text { color: #7dae51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dae51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 174 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dae51, #51ae53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7DAE51?: #7DAE51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAE51?: The RGB value is 125, 174, 81: 125 red, 174 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAE51?: The complementary color is #8251AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAE51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.