What color is #7EA57C?

#7EA57C 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 #7EA57C?

The RGB value is 126, 165, 124: 126 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA57C?

The complementary color is #A37CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA57C color

#7EA57C rgb(126, 165, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA57C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 64.7% green and 48.6% blue (126, 165, 124).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#7EA57C color codes

HEX	`#7EA57C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 165, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 64.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -21.52, 17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 27.45, 141.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.696, 32.8, 24.042)`
Decimal	`8299900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA57C, 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 #7EA57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #7EA57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea57c; }
.text { color: #7ea57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 165 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea57c, #7ca58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7EA57C?: #7EA57C 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 #7EA57C?: The RGB value is 126, 165, 124: 126 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA57C?: The complementary color is #A37CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.