What color is #7EA69B?

#7EA69B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA69B?

The RGB value is 126, 166, 155: 126 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA69B?

The complementary color is #A67E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA69B color

#7EA69B rgb(126, 166, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA69B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (126, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#7EA69B color codes

HEX	`#7EA69B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -15.92, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 15.97, 175.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.155, 34.073, 36.097)`
Decimal	`8300187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA69B, 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 #7EA69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #7EA69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea69b; }
.text { color: #7ea69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea69b, #7e9da6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA69B?: #7EA69B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA69B?: The RGB value is 126, 166, 155: 126 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA69B?: The complementary color is #A67E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.