What color is #7C7D36?

#7C7D36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C7D36?

The RGB value is 124, 125, 54: 124 red, 125 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C7D36?

The complementary color is #37367D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C7D36?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C7D36 color

#7C7D36 rgb(124, 125, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C7D36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 49% green and 21.2% blue (124, 125, 54).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#7C7D36 color codes

HEX	`#7C7D36`
RGB	`rgb(124, 125, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 49%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 57%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 57%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.94, -10.68, 37.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.94, 39.38, 105.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.312, 19.219, 6.34)`
Decimal	`8158518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C7D36, 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 #7C7D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C7D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #7C7D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c7d36; }
.text { color: #7c7d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c7d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 125 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c7d36, #597d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #7C7D36?: #7C7D36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C7D36?: The RGB value is 124, 125, 54: 124 red, 125 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C7D36?: The complementary color is #37367D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C7D36?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.