What color is #7E9D73?

#7E9D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9D73?

The RGB value is 126, 157, 115: 126 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9D73?

The complementary color is #92739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9D73 color

#7E9D73 rgb(126, 157, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9D73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 61.6% green and 45.1% blue (126, 157, 115).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#7E9D73 color codes

HEX	`#7E9D73`
RGB	`rgb(126, 157, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.47, -18.97, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.47, 26.53, 135.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.755, 29.787, 20.714)`
Decimal	`8297843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9D73, 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 #7E9D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E9D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #7E9D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9d73; }
.text { color: #7e9d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 157 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9d73, #739d7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9D73?: #7E9D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9D73?: The RGB value is 126, 157, 115: 126 red, 157 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9D73?: The complementary color is #92739D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.