What color is #7C8355?

#7C8355 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8355?

The RGB value is 124, 131, 85: 124 red, 131 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8355?

The complementary color is #5C5583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8355?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8355 color

#7C8355 rgb(124, 131, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8355 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.4% green and 33.3% blue (124, 131, 85).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7C8355 color codes

HEX	`#7C8355`
RGB	`rgb(124, 131, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.14, -10.52, 24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.14, 26.25, 113.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.068, 21.174, 11.728)`
Decimal	`8160085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8355, 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 #7C8355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #7C8355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8355; }
.text { color: #7c8355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 131 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8355, #658355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8355?: #7C8355 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8355?: The RGB value is 124, 131, 85: 124 red, 131 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8355?: The complementary color is #5C5583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8355?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.