What color is #7E9462?

#7E9462 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9462?

The RGB value is 126, 148, 98: 126 red, 148 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9462?

The complementary color is #786294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9462?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9462 color

#7E9462 rgb(126, 148, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9462 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58% green and 38.4% blue (126, 148, 98).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#7E9462 color codes

HEX	`#7E9462`
RGB	`rgb(126, 148, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -16.98, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 29.35, 125.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.398, 26.497, 15.54)`
Decimal	`8295522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9462, 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 #7E9462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #7E9462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9462; }
.text { color: #7e9462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 148 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9462, #659462); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9462?: #7E9462 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9462?: The RGB value is 126, 148, 98: 126 red, 148 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9462?: The complementary color is #786294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9462?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.