What color is #7EA393?

#7EA393 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA393?

The RGB value is 126, 163, 147: 126 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA393?

The complementary color is #A37E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA393 color

#7EA393 rgb(126, 163, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA393 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 63.9% green and 57.6% blue (126, 163, 147).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#7EA393 color codes

HEX	`#7EA393`
RGB	`rgb(126, 163, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 63.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -16.05, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 16.59, 165.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.966, 32.736, 32.496)`
Decimal	`8299411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA393, 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 #7EA393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #7EA393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea393; }
.text { color: #7ea393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 163 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea393, #7ea1a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7EA393?: #7EA393 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA393?: The RGB value is 126, 163, 147: 126 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA393?: The complementary color is #A37E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.