What color is #7C846F?

#7C846F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C846F?

The RGB value is 124, 132, 111: 124 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C846F?

The complementary color is #776F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C846F color

#7C846F rgb(124, 132, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C846F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (124, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#7C846F color codes

HEX	`#7C846F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -6.99, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 12.49, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.432, 21.935, 18.246)`
Decimal	`8160367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C846F, 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 #7C846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #7C846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c846f; }
.text { color: #7c846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c846f, #72846f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C846F?: #7C846F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C846F?: The RGB value is 124, 132, 111: 124 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C846F?: The complementary color is #776F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.