What color is #7C885B?

#7C885B 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 #7C885B?

The RGB value is 124, 136, 91: 124 red, 136 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C885B?

The complementary color is #675B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C885B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C885B color

#7C885B rgb(124, 136, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C885B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.3% green and 35.7% blue (124, 136, 91).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#7C885B color codes

HEX	`#7C885B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 136, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -12.4, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 25.92, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.005, 22.649, 13.266)`
Decimal	`8161371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C885B, 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 #7C885B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C885B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #7C885B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c885b; }
.text { color: #7c885b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c885b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 136 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c885b, #66885b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C885B?: #7C885B 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 #7C885B?: The RGB value is 124, 136, 91: 124 red, 136 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C885B?: The complementary color is #675B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C885B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.