What color is #7EA241?

#7EA241 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA241?

The RGB value is 126, 162, 65: 126 red, 162 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA241?

The complementary color is #6541A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA241 color

#7EA241 rgb(126, 162, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA241 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 63.5% green and 25.5% blue (126, 162, 65).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#7EA241 color codes

HEX	`#7EA241`
RGB	`rgb(126, 162, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 63.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 60%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 60%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -27.94, 45.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 53.34, 121.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.479, 30.658, 9.733)`
Decimal	`8299073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA241, 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 #7EA241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #7EA241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea241; }
.text { color: #7ea241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 162 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea241, #4ea241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #7EA241?: #7EA241 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA241?: The RGB value is 126, 162, 65: 126 red, 162 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA241?: The complementary color is #6541A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.