What color is #7E9D81?

#7E9D81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9D81?

The RGB value is 126, 157, 129: 126 red, 157 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9D81?

The complementary color is #9D7E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9D81 color

#7E9D81 rgb(126, 157, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9D81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 61.6% green and 50.6% blue (126, 157, 129).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#7E9D81 color codes

HEX	`#7E9D81`
RGB	`rgb(126, 157, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 61.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -16.47, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 19.9, 145.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.623, 30.134, 25.284)`
Decimal	`8297857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9D81, 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 #7E9D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #7E9D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9d81; }
.text { color: #7e9d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 157 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9d81, #7e9d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7E9D81?: #7E9D81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9D81?: The RGB value is 126, 157, 129: 126 red, 157 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9D81?: The complementary color is #9D7E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.