What color is #7C8377?

#7C8377 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8377?

The RGB value is 124, 131, 119: 124 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8377?

The complementary color is #7E7783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8377 color

#7C8377 rgb(124, 131, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8377 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (124, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#7C8377 color codes

HEX	`#7C8377`
RGB	`rgb(124, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, -4.96, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 7.48, 131.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.758, 21.85, 20.626)`
Decimal	`8160119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8377, 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 #7C8377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #7C8377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8377; }
.text { color: #7c8377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8377, #778378); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8377?: #7C8377 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8377?: The RGB value is 124, 131, 119: 124 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8377?: The complementary color is #7E7783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.