What color is #7E8E59?

#7E8E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8E59?

The RGB value is 126, 142, 89: 126 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8E59?

The complementary color is #69598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8E59 color

#7E8E59 rgb(126, 142, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E8E59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.7% green and 34.9% blue (126, 142, 89).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#7E8E59 color codes

HEX	`#7E8E59`
RGB	`rgb(126, 142, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, -15.09, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 30.38, 119.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.08, 24.503, 13.121)`
Decimal	`8293977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8E59, 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 #7E8E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #7E8E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8e59; }
.text { color: #7e8e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 142 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8e59, #648e59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8E59?: #7E8E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8E59?: The RGB value is 126, 142, 89: 126 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8E59?: The complementary color is #69598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.