What color is #7C874E?

#7C874E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C874E?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 78: 124 red, 135 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C874E?

The complementary color is #594E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C874E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C874E color

#7C874E rgb(124, 135, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C874E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 30.6% blue (124, 135, 78).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7C874E color codes

HEX	`#7C874E`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 42%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -13.6, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 32.27, 114.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.351, 22.163, 10.517)`
Decimal	`8161102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C874E, 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 #7C874E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C874E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7C874E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c874e; }
.text { color: #7c874e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c874e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c874e, #60874e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C874E?: #7C874E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C874E?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 78: 124 red, 135 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C874E?: The complementary color is #594E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C874E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.