What color is #7C877B?

#7C877B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C877B?

The RGB value is 124, 135, 123: 124 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C877B?

The complementary color is #867B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C877B color

#7C877B rgb(124, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C877B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (124, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#7C877B color codes

HEX	`#7C877B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, -6.44, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 8.2, 141.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.551, 23.043, 22.1)`
Decimal	`8161147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C877B, 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 #7C877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #7C877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c877b; }
.text { color: #7c877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c877b, #7b8780); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C877B?: #7C877B is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C877B?: The RGB value is 124, 135, 123: 124 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C877B?: The complementary color is #867B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.