What color is #7C8048?

#7C8048 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8048?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 72: 124 red, 128 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8048?

The complementary color is #4C4880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8048?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8048 color

#7C8048 rgb(124, 128, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C8048 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 28.2% blue (124, 128, 72).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#7C8048 color codes

HEX	`#7C8048`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 44%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, -10.51, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 31.62, 109.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.201, 20.192, 9.121)`
Decimal	`8159304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8048, 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 #7C8048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #7C8048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8048; }
.text { color: #7c8048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8048, #608048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C8048?: #7C8048 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8048?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 72: 124 red, 128 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8048?: The complementary color is #4C4880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8048?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.