What color is #7C8778?

#7C8778 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8778?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 120: 124 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8778?

The complementary color is #837887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8778 color

#7C8778 rgb(124, 135, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8778 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 47.1% blue (124, 135, 120).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#7C8778 color codes

HEX	`#7C8778`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, -7.01, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 9.7, 136.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.366, 22.969, 21.126)`
Decimal	`8161144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8778, 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 #7C8778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #7C8778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8778; }
.text { color: #7c8778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8778, #78877c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7C8778?: #7C8778 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8778?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 120: 124 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8778?: The complementary color is #837887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.