What color is #7C815F?

#7C815F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C815F?

The RGB value is 124, 129, 95: 124 red, 129 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C815F?

The complementary color is #645F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C815F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C815F color

#7C815F rgb(124, 129, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C815F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 50.6% green and 37.3% blue (124, 129, 95).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7C815F color codes

HEX	`#7C815F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 129, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 50.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, -7.97, 17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 19.56, 114.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.228, 20.812, 13.881)`
Decimal	`8159583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C815F, 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 #7C815F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C815F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7C815F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c815f; }
.text { color: #7c815f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c815f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 129 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c815f, #6b815f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C815F?: #7C815F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C815F?: The RGB value is 124, 129, 95: 124 red, 129 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C815F?: The complementary color is #645F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C815F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.