What color is #7EAB77?

#7EAB77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EAB77?

The RGB value is 126, 171, 119: 126 red, 171 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EAB77?

The complementary color is #A477AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EAB77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EAB77 color

#7EAB77 rgb(126, 171, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EAB77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 67.1% green and 46.7% blue (126, 171, 119).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#7EAB77 color codes

HEX	`#7EAB77`
RGB	`rgb(126, 171, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 67.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, -25.38, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 33.62, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.496, 34.892, 22.788)`
Decimal	`8301431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EAB77, 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 #7EAB77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EAB77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #7EAB77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eab77; }
.text { color: #7eab77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eab77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 171 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eab77, #77ab8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7EAB77?: #7EAB77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EAB77?: The RGB value is 126, 171, 119: 126 red, 171 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EAB77?: The complementary color is #A477AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EAB77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.