What color is #7C8065?

#7C8065 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8065?

The RGB value is 124, 128, 101: 124 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8065?

The complementary color is #696580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8065 color

#7C8065 rgb(124, 128, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8065 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.2% green and 39.6% blue (124, 128, 101).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#7C8065 color codes

HEX	`#7C8065`
RGB	`rgb(124, 128, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, -6.46, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 15.6, 114.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.38, 20.663, 15.329)`
Decimal	`8159333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8065, 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 #7C8065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #7C8065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8065; }
.text { color: #7c8065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 128 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8065, #6e8065); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8065?: #7C8065 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8065?: The RGB value is 124, 128, 101: 124 red, 128 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8065?: The complementary color is #696580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.