Ugly Green Color
Ugly Green is a yellow green color with hex code #7A9703. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ugly green, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ugly Green Color Values
What Does Ugly Green Mean?
Ugly Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Ugly Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ugly Green is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong yellow green, #7E9F2E). It is also known as Mossy Woods.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ugly Green
Ugly Green and #200396 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #966A03 and #2F9603, which sit beside ugly green on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ugly green with triadic partners #037996 and #960379. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Dark Yellow Green —
#728F02(Delta E 4) - Vomit Green —
#89A203(Delta E 6) - Avocado Green —
#87A922(Delta E 7) - Baby Shit Green —
#889717(Delta E 7) - Limeade —
#6F9D02(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #7A9703; }
.background { background-color: #7A9703; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7A9703; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #7A970340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ugly green?
Ugly Green has the hex code #7A9703. In RGB notation it is rgb(122, 151, 3), in HSL it is hsl(72, 96%, 30%), and its OKLCH value is 0.631, 0.153, 122.3.
What does the color ugly green mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like ugly green carry distinct psychological associations. Ugly Green belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Ugly Green adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with ugly green?
Ugly Green has three easy routes: its complement #200396 for punch, its neighbors #966A03 and #2F9603 for something calmer, or triadic partners #037996 and #960379 when you want energy.
Is ugly green a standard web color?
No — Ugly Green is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #7A9703 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make ugly green lighter or darker?
To lighten ugly green, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F2FEC3 (lightest tint) to #141901 (darkest shade).
About Ugly Green
Ugly Green is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has alternative names including Mossy Woods. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #7A9703 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.