What color is #7C8963?

#7C8963 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 #7C8963?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 99: 124 red, 137 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8963?

The complementary color is #706389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8963?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8963 color

#7C8963 rgb(124, 137, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8963 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 38.8% blue (124, 137, 99).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7C8963 color codes

HEX	`#7C8963`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -11.74, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 22.22, 121.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.51, 23.077, 15.228)`
Decimal	`8161635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8963, 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 #7C8963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7C8963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8963; }
.text { color: #7c8963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8963, #698963); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8963?: #7C8963 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 #7C8963?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 99: 124 red, 137 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8963?: The complementary color is #706389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8963?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.