What color is #7E9772?

#7E9772 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9772?

The RGB value is 126, 151, 114: 126 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9772?

The complementary color is #8B7297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9772 color

#7E9772 rgb(126, 151, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9772 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.2% green and 44.7% blue (126, 151, 114).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#7E9772 color codes

HEX	`#7E9772`
RGB	`rgb(126, 151, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, -16.01, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 23.1, 133.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.707, 27.783, 20.083)`
Decimal	`8296306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9772, 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 #7E9772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #7E9772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9772; }
.text { color: #7e9772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 151 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9772, #729779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9772?: #7E9772 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9772?: The RGB value is 126, 151, 114: 126 red, 151 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9772?: The complementary color is #8B7297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.