What color is #7C826D?

#7C826D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C826D?

The RGB value is 124, 130, 109: 124 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C826D?

The complementary color is #736D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C826D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C826D color

#7C826D rgb(124, 130, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C826D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51% green and 42.7% blue (124, 130, 109).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7C826D color codes

HEX	`#7C826D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 130, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.34, -6.22, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.34, 12.32, 120.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.055, 21.354, 17.583)`
Decimal	`8159853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C826D, 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 #7C826D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C826D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #7C826D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c826d; }
.text { color: #7c826d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c826d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 130 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c826d, #72826d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C826D?: #7C826D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C826D?: The RGB value is 124, 130, 109: 124 red, 130 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C826D?: The complementary color is #736D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C826D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.