What color is #7EA591?

#7EA591 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA591?

The RGB value is 126, 165, 145: 126 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA591?

The complementary color is #A57E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA591 color

#7EA591 rgb(126, 165, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA591 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 64.7% green and 56.9% blue (126, 165, 145).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#7EA591 color codes

HEX	`#7EA591`
RGB	`rgb(126, 165, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 64.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, -17.51, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 18.53, 160.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.169, 33.389, 31.796)`
Decimal	`8299921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA591, 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 #7EA591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #7EA591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea591; }
.text { color: #7ea591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 165 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea591, #7ea5a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7EA591?: #7EA591 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA591?: The RGB value is 126, 165, 145: 126 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA591?: The complementary color is #A57E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.