What color is #7EAA7B?

#7EAA7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EAA7B?

The RGB value is 126, 170, 123: 126 red, 170 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EAA7B?

The complementary color is #A77BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EAA7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EAA7B color

#7EAA7B rgb(126, 170, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EAA7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 66.7% green and 48.2% blue (126, 170, 123).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#7EAA7B color codes

HEX	`#7EAA7B`
RGB	`rgb(126, 170, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 66.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -24.21, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 31.14, 141.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.553, 34.614, 24.017)`
Decimal	`8301179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EAA7B, 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 #7EAA7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EAA7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #7EAA7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eaa7b; }
.text { color: #7eaa7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eaa7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 170 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eaa7b, #7baa8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7EAA7B?: #7EAA7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EAA7B?: The RGB value is 126, 170, 123: 126 red, 170 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EAA7B?: The complementary color is #A77BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EAA7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.