What color is #7C8974?

#7C8974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8974?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 116: 124 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8974?

The complementary color is #817489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8974 color

#7C8974 rgb(124, 137, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8974 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 45.5% blue (124, 137, 116).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#7C8974 color codes

HEX	`#7C8974`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -8.86, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 13.13, 132.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.41, 23.437, 19.968)`
Decimal	`8161652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8974, 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 #7C8974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #7C8974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8974; }
.text { color: #7c8974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8974, #748977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8974?: #7C8974 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8974?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 116: 124 red, 137 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8974?: The complementary color is #817489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.