What color is #7E967E?

#7E967E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E967E?

The RGB value is 126, 150, 126: 126 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E967E?

The complementary color is #967E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E967E color

#7E967E rgb(126, 150, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E967E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (126, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#7E967E color codes

HEX	`#7E967E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, -13.33, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 16.59, 143.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.276, 27.754, 23.865)`
Decimal	`8296062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E967E, 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 #7E967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #7E967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e967e; }
.text { color: #7e967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e967e, #7e968a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7E967E?: #7E967E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E967E?: The RGB value is 126, 150, 126: 126 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E967E?: The complementary color is #967E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.