What color is #7EA89B?

#7EA89B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EA89B?

The RGB value is 126, 168, 155: 126 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA89B?

The complementary color is #A87E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA89B color

#7EA89B rgb(126, 168, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA89B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 65.9% green and 60.8% blue (126, 168, 155).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#7EA89B color codes

HEX	`#7EA89B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 168, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 65.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, -16.97, 2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 17.1, 172.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.521, 34.806, 36.219)`
Decimal	`8300699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA89B, 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 #7EA89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #7EA89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea89b; }
.text { color: #7ea89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 168 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea89b, #7ea0a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA89B?: #7EA89B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EA89B?: The RGB value is 126, 168, 155: 126 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA89B?: The complementary color is #A87E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.