What color is #7C8661?

#7C8661 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 #7C8661?

The RGB value is 124, 134, 97: 124 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8661?

The complementary color is #6B6186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8661 color

#7C8661 rgb(124, 134, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8661 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.5% green and 38% blue (124, 134, 97).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7C8661 color codes

HEX	`#7C8661`
RGB	`rgb(124, 134, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, -10.42, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 21.45, 119.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.995, 22.198, 14.591)`
Decimal	`8160865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8661, 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 #7C8661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #7C8661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8661; }
.text { color: #7c8661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 134 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8661, #698661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8661?: #7C8661 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 #7C8661?: The RGB value is 124, 134, 97: 124 red, 134 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8661?: The complementary color is #6B6186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.