What color is #7C8869?

#7C8869 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 #7C8869?

The RGB value is 124, 136, 105: 124 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8869?

The complementary color is #756988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8869?

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.

#7C8869 color

#7C8869 rgb(124, 136, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8869 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.3% green and 41.2% blue (124, 136, 105).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7C8869 color codes

HEX	`#7C8869`
RGB	`rgb(124, 136, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, -10.23, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 18.34, 123.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.666, 22.913, 16.749)`
Decimal	`8161385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8869, 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 #7C8869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8869 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 #7C8869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8869; }
.text { color: #7c8869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 136 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8869, #6c8869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8869?: #7C8869 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 #7C8869?: The RGB value is 124, 136, 105: 124 red, 136 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8869?: The complementary color is #756988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8869?: 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.