What color is #7E9491?

#7E9491 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9491?

The RGB value is 126, 148, 145: 126 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9491?

The complementary color is #947E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9491 color

#7E9491 rgb(126, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9491 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (126, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#7E9491 color codes

HEX	`#7E9491`
RGB	`rgb(126, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, -8.42, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 8.48, 187.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.304, 27.659, 30.841)`
Decimal	`8295569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9491, 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 #7E9491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #7E9491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9491; }
.text { color: #7e9491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9491, #7e8c94); }

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Questions

What color is #7E9491?: #7E9491 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9491?: The RGB value is 126, 148, 145: 126 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9491?: The complementary color is #947E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.