What color is #7E9555?

#7E9555 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9555?

The RGB value is 126, 149, 85: 126 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9555?

The complementary color is #6C5595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9555 color

#7E9555 rgb(126, 149, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9555 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58.4% green and 33.3% blue (126, 149, 85).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#7E9555 color codes

HEX	`#7E9555`
RGB	`rgb(126, 149, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.59, -19.28, 31.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.59, 36.58, 121.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.991, 26.586, 12.618)`
Decimal	`8295765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9555, 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 #7E9555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #7E9555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9555; }
.text { color: #7e9555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 149 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9555, #5e9555); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9555?: #7E9555 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9555?: The RGB value is 126, 149, 85: 126 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9555?: The complementary color is #6C5595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.