What color is #7E9D7E?

#7E9D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9D7E?

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

What is the complementary color of #7E9D7E?

The complementary color is #9D7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9D7E color

#7E9D7E rgb(126, 157, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9D7E is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#7E9D7E color codes

HEX	`#7E9D7E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 157, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, -17.03, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 21.27, 143.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.426, 30.055, 24.249)`
Decimal	`8297854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9D7E, 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 #7E9D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #7E9D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9d7e; }
.text { color: #7e9d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 157 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9d7e, #7e9d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9D7E?: #7E9D7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9D7E?: The RGB value is 126, 157, 126: 126 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9D7E?: The complementary color is #9D7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.