What color is #7E9062?

#7E9062 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9062?

The RGB value is 126, 144, 98: 126 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9062?

The complementary color is #746290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9062?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9062 color

#7E9062 rgb(126, 144, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9062 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.5% green and 38.4% blue (126, 144, 98).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#7E9062 color codes

HEX	`#7E9062`
RGB	`rgb(126, 144, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -14.86, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 26.86, 123.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.782, 25.264, 15.334)`
Decimal	`8294498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9062, 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 #7E9062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #7E9062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9062; }
.text { color: #7e9062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 144 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9062, #679062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9062?: #7E9062 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9062?: The RGB value is 126, 144, 98: 126 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9062?: The complementary color is #746290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9062?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.