What color is #7C8054?

#7C8054 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8054?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 84: 124 red, 128 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8054?

The complementary color is #585480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8054?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8054 color

#7C8054 rgb(124, 128, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7C8054 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 32.9% blue (124, 128, 84).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#7C8054 color codes

HEX	`#7C8054`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -9, 23.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 25.11, 111.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.632, 20.364, 11.388)`
Decimal	`8159316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8054, 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 #7C8054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #7C8054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8054; }
.text { color: #7c8054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8054, #668054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8054?: #7C8054 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8054?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 84: 124 red, 128 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8054?: The complementary color is #585480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8054?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.