What color is #7EA68D?

#7EA68D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA68D?

The RGB value is 126, 166, 141: 126 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA68D?

The complementary color is #A67E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA68D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA68D color

#7EA68D rgb(126, 166, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA68D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 65.1% green and 55.3% blue (126, 166, 141).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#7EA68D color codes

HEX	`#7EA68D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 166, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 65.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -18.83, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 20.69, 155.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.047, 33.63, 30.26)`
Decimal	`8300173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA68D, 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 #7EA68D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA68D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #7EA68D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea68d; }
.text { color: #7ea68d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea68d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 166 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea68d, #7ea6a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7EA68D?: #7EA68D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA68D?: The RGB value is 126, 166, 141: 126 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA68D?: The complementary color is #A67E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA68D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.