What color is #7E937B?

#7E937B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E937B?

The RGB value is 126, 147, 123: 126 red, 147 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E937B?

The complementary color is #907B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E937B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E937B color

#7E937B rgb(126, 147, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E937B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 57.6% green and 48.2% blue (126, 147, 123).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#7E937B color codes

HEX	`#7E937B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 147, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 57.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -12.28, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 15.99, 140.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.612, 26.733, 22.704)`
Decimal	`8295291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E937B, 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 #7E937B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E937B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #7E937B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e937b; }
.text { color: #7e937b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e937b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 147 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e937b, #7b9384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E937B?: #7E937B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E937B?: The RGB value is 126, 147, 123: 126 red, 147 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E937B?: The complementary color is #907B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E937B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.