What color is #7DAE76?

#7DAE76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7DAE76?

The RGB value is 125, 174, 118: 125 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7DAE76?

The complementary color is #A776AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7DAE76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7DAE76 color

#7DAE76 rgb(125, 174, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #7DAE76 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 68.2% green and 46.3% blue (125, 174, 118).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#7DAE76 color codes

HEX	`#7DAE76`
RGB	`rgb(125, 174, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 68.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -27.36, 23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 36.19, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.863, 35.939, 22.658)`
Decimal	`8236662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7DAE76, 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 #7DAE76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7DAE76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #7DAE76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7dae76; }
.text { color: #7dae76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7dae76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 174 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7dae76, #76ae8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7DAE76?: #7DAE76 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7DAE76?: The RGB value is 125, 174, 118: 125 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7DAE76?: The complementary color is #A776AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7DAE76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.