What color is #7E9580?

#7E9580 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9580?

The RGB value is 126, 149, 128: 126 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9580?

The complementary color is #957E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9580 color

#7E9580 rgb(126, 149, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9580 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58.4% green and 50.2% blue (126, 149, 128).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#7E9580 color codes

HEX	`#7E9580`
RGB	`rgb(126, 149, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -12.41, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 14.99, 145.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.247, 27.489, 24.499)`
Decimal	`8295808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9580, 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 #7E9580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #7E9580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9580; }
.text { color: #7e9580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 149 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9580, #7e958c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E9580?: #7E9580 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9580?: The RGB value is 126, 149, 128: 126 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9580?: The complementary color is #957E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.