What color is #7C8370?

#7C8370 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8370?

The RGB value is 124, 131, 112: 124 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8370?

The complementary color is #777083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8370 color

#7C8370 rgb(124, 131, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.4% green and 43.9% blue (124, 131, 112).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7C8370 color codes

HEX	`#7C8370`
RGB	`rgb(124, 131, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -6.25, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 11.29, 123.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.353, 21.688, 18.493)`
Decimal	`8160112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8370, 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 #7C8370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #7C8370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8370; }
.text { color: #7c8370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 131 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8370, #728370); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8370?: #7C8370 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8370?: The RGB value is 124, 131, 112: 124 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8370?: The complementary color is #777083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.