What color is #7E9851?

#7E9851 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9851?

The RGB value is 126, 152, 81: 126 red, 152 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9851?

The complementary color is #6B5198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9851?

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.

#7E9851 color

#7E9851 rgb(126, 152, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9851 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 59.6% green and 31.8% blue (126, 152, 81).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7E9851 color codes

HEX	`#7E9851`
RGB	`rgb(126, 152, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 59.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -21.31, 34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 40.33, 121.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.318, 27.486, 11.965)`
Decimal	`8296529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9851, 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 #7E9851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9851 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 #7E9851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9851; }
.text { color: #7e9851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 152 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9851, #5a9851); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E9851?: #7E9851 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9851?: The RGB value is 126, 152, 81: 126 red, 152 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9851?: The complementary color is #6B5198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9851?: 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.