What color is #7EA440?

#7EA440 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 #7EA440?

The RGB value is 126, 164, 64: 126 red, 164 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA440?

The complementary color is #6640A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA440?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA440 color

#7EA440 rgb(126, 164, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA440 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 64.3% green and 25.1% blue (126, 164, 64).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#7EA440 color codes

HEX	`#7EA440`
RGB	`rgb(126, 164, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 64.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 61%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 61%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -28.99, 46.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 54.84, 121.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.805, 31.356, 9.7)`
Decimal	`8299584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA440, 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 #7EA440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #7EA440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea440; }
.text { color: #7ea440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 164 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea440, #4ca440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7EA440?: #7EA440 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 #7EA440?: The RGB value is 126, 164, 64: 126 red, 164 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA440?: The complementary color is #6640A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA440?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.