What color is #7EA08E?

#7EA08E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA08E?

The RGB value is 126, 160, 142: 126 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA08E?

The complementary color is #A07E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA08E color

#7EA08E rgb(126, 160, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA08E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 62.7% green and 55.7% blue (126, 160, 142).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#7EA08E color codes

HEX	`#7EA08E`
RGB	`rgb(126, 160, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 62.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -15.5, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 16.47, 160.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.056, 31.529, 30.299)`
Decimal	`8298638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA08E, 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 #7EA08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #7EA08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea08e; }
.text { color: #7ea08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 160 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea08e, #7ea09f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7EA08E?: #7EA08E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA08E?: The RGB value is 126, 160, 142: 126 red, 160 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA08E?: The complementary color is #A07E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.