What color is #7EA99D?

#7EA99D 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 #7EA99D?

The RGB value is 126, 169, 157: 126 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EA99D?

The complementary color is #A97E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EA99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EA99D color

#7EA99D rgb(126, 169, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EA99D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 66.3% green and 61.6% blue (126, 169, 157).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#7EA99D color codes

HEX	`#7EA99D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 169, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 66.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -17.06, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 17.12, 175)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.876, 35.245, 37.173)`
Decimal	`8300957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EA99D, 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 #7EA99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EA99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #7EA99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ea99d; }
.text { color: #7ea99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ea99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 169 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ea99d, #7e9fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7EA99D?: #7EA99D 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 #7EA99D?: The RGB value is 126, 169, 157: 126 red, 169 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EA99D?: The complementary color is #A97E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EA99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.