What color is #7C865A?

#7C865A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C865A?

The RGB value is 124, 134, 90: 124 red, 134 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C865A?

The complementary color is #645A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C865A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C865A color

#7C865A rgb(124, 134, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C865A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.5% green and 35.3% blue (124, 134, 90).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#7C865A color codes

HEX	`#7C865A`
RGB	`rgb(124, 134, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, -11.46, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 25.27, 116.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.683, 22.074, 12.947)`
Decimal	`8160858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C865A, 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 #7C865A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C865A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #7C865A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c865a; }
.text { color: #7c865a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c865a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 134 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c865a, #66865a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C865A?: #7C865A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C865A?: The RGB value is 124, 134, 90: 124 red, 134 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C865A?: The complementary color is #645A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C865A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.