What color is #7E9980?

#7E9980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9980?

The RGB value is 126, 153, 128: 126 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9980?

The complementary color is #997E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9980 color

#7E9980 rgb(126, 153, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9980 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 60% green and 50.2% blue (126, 153, 128).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#7E9980 color codes

HEX	`#7E9980`
RGB	`rgb(126, 153, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 60%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, -14.55, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 17.68, 145.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.891, 28.776, 24.714)`
Decimal	`8296832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9980, 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 #7E9980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #7E9980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9980; }
.text { color: #7e9980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 153 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9980, #7e998e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9980?: #7E9980 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9980?: The RGB value is 126, 153, 128: 126 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9980?: The complementary color is #997E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.