What color is #7E9179?

#7E9179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9179?

The RGB value is 126, 145, 121: 126 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9179?

The complementary color is #8C7991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9179 color

#7E9179 rgb(126, 145, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9179 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 56.9% green and 47.5% blue (126, 145, 121).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% 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 6.21:1).

#7E9179 color codes

HEX	`#7E9179`
RGB	`rgb(126, 145, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 56.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.1, -11.57, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.1, 15.62, 137.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.18, 26.067, 21.948)`
Decimal	`8294777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9179, 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 #7E9179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #7E9179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9179; }
.text { color: #7e9179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 145 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9179, #799180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E9179?: #7E9179 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9179?: The RGB value is 126, 145, 121: 126 red, 145 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9179?: The complementary color is #8C7991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.