What color is #7EAC8D?

#7EAC8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7EAC8D?

The RGB value is 126, 172, 141: 126 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7EAC8D?

The complementary color is #AC7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7EAC8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7EAC8D color

#7EAC8D rgb(126, 172, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7EAC8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 67.5% green and 55.3% blue (126, 172, 141).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#7EAC8D color codes

HEX	`#7EAC8D`
RGB	`rgb(126, 172, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 67.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -21.9, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 24.53, 153.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.163, 35.863, 30.632)`
Decimal	`8301709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7EAC8D, 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 #7EAC8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7EAC8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #7EAC8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7eac8d; }
.text { color: #7eac8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7eac8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 172 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7eac8d, #7eaca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7EAC8D?: #7EAC8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7EAC8D?: The RGB value is 126, 172, 141: 126 red, 172 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7EAC8D?: The complementary color is #AC7E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7EAC8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.