What color is #7E978A?

#7E978A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E978A?

The RGB value is 126, 151, 138: 126 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E978A?

The complementary color is #977E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E978A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E978A color

#7E978A rgb(126, 151, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7E978A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.2% green and 54.1% blue (126, 151, 138).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#7E978A color codes

HEX	`#7E978A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 151, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, -11.52, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 12.16, 161.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.257, 28.403, 28.244)`
Decimal	`8296330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E978A, 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 #7E978A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E978A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #7E978A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e978a; }
.text { color: #7e978a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e978a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 151 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e978a, #7e9797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7E978A?: #7E978A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E978A?: The RGB value is 126, 151, 138: 126 red, 151 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E978A?: The complementary color is #977E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E978A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.