What color is #7E9C8F?

#7E9C8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9C8F?

The RGB value is 126, 156, 143: 126 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9C8F?

The complementary color is #9C7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9C8F color

#7E9C8F rgb(126, 156, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9C8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 61.2% green and 56.1% blue (126, 156, 143).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#7E9C8F color codes

HEX	`#7E9C8F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 156, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.82, -13.17, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.82, 13.6, 165.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.449, 30.195, 30.469)`
Decimal	`8297615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9C8F, 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 #7E9C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7E9C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9c8f; }
.text { color: #7e9c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 156 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9c8f, #7e9a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7E9C8F?: #7E9C8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9C8F?: The RGB value is 126, 156, 143: 126 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9C8F?: The complementary color is #9C7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.