What color is #7EA57A?

#7EA57A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA57A?

The RGB value is 126, 165, 122: 126 red, 165 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA57A?

The complementary color is #A17AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA57A?

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.

#7EA57A color

#7EA57A rgb(126, 165, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA57A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 64.7% green and 47.8% blue (126, 165, 122).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7EA57A color codes

HEX	`#7EA57A`
RGB	`rgb(126, 165, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 64.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, -21.87, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 28.38, 140.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.571, 32.75, 23.383)`
Decimal	`8299898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA57A, 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 #7EA57A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA57A 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 #7EA57A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea57a; }
.text { color: #7ea57a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea57a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 165 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea57a, #7aa58c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7EA57A?: #7EA57A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA57A?: The RGB value is 126, 165, 122: 126 red, 165 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA57A?: The complementary color is #A17AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA57A?: 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.