What color is #7EA79C?

#7EA79C 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 #7EA79C?

The RGB value is 126, 167, 156: 126 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA79C?

The complementary color is #A77E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA79C color

#7EA79C rgb(126, 167, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA79C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 65.5% green and 61.2% blue (126, 167, 156).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#7EA79C color codes

HEX	`#7EA79C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 167, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 65.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -16.23, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 16.27, 175.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.422, 34.472, 36.602)`
Decimal	`8300444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA79C, 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 #7EA79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #7EA79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea79c; }
.text { color: #7ea79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 167 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea79c, #7e9ea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA79C?: #7EA79C 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 #7EA79C?: The RGB value is 126, 167, 156: 126 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA79C?: The complementary color is #A77E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.