What color is #7C8640?

#7C8640 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8640?

The RGB value is 124, 134, 64: 124 red, 134 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8640?

The complementary color is #4A4086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8640?

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.

#7C8640 color

#7C8640 rgb(124, 134, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8640 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.5% green and 25.1% blue (124, 134, 64).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C8640 color codes

HEX	`#7C8640`
RGB	`rgb(124, 134, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 52%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 52%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.71, -14.62, 36.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.71, 38.92, 112.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.763, 21.706, 8.103)`
Decimal	`8160832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8640, 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 #7C8640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8640 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 #7C8640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8640; }
.text { color: #7c8640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 134 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8640, #598640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #7C8640?: #7C8640 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8640?: The RGB value is 124, 134, 64: 124 red, 134 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8640?: The complementary color is #4A4086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8640?: 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.