What color is #7C8776?

#7C8776 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8776?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 118: 124 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8776?

The complementary color is #817687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8776 color

#7C8776 rgb(124, 135, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8776 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 46.3% blue (124, 135, 118).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#7C8776 color codes

HEX	`#7C8776`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, -7.39, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 10.73, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.246, 22.921, 20.494)`
Decimal	`8161142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8776, 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 #7C8776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #7C8776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8776; }
.text { color: #7c8776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8776, #768779); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8776?: #7C8776 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8776?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 118: 124 red, 135 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8776?: The complementary color is #817687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.