What color is #7E8E73?

#7E8E73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8E73?

The RGB value is 126, 142, 115: 126 red, 142 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8E73?

The complementary color is #83738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8E73 color

#7E8E73 rgb(126, 142, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E8E73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 55.7% green and 45.1% blue (126, 142, 115).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#7E8E73 color codes

HEX	`#7E8E73`
RGB	`rgb(126, 142, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 55.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, -11.02, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 16.65, 131.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.371, 25.019, 19.92)`
Decimal	`8294003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8E73, 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 #7E8E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #7E8E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8e73; }
.text { color: #7e8e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 142 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8e73, #738e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E8E73?: #7E8E73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8E73?: The RGB value is 126, 142, 115: 126 red, 142 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8E73?: The complementary color is #83738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.