What color is #7E9690?

#7E9690 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 #7E9690?

The RGB value is 126, 150, 144: 126 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9690?

The complementary color is #967E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9690 color

#7E9690 rgb(126, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E9690 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (126, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#7E9690 color codes

HEX	`#7E9690`
RGB	`rgb(126, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -9.72, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 9.73, 178.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.543, 28.261, 30.542)`
Decimal	`8296080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9690, 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 #7E9690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #7E9690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9690; }
.text { color: #7e9690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9690, #7e9096); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9690?: #7E9690 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 #7E9690?: The RGB value is 126, 150, 144: 126 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9690?: The complementary color is #967E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.