What color is #7C8979?

#7C8979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8979?

The RGB value is 124, 137, 121: 124 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8979?

The complementary color is #867989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8979 color

#7C8979 rgb(124, 137, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C8979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (124, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#7C8979 color codes

HEX	`#7C8979`
RGB	`rgb(124, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, -7.93, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 10.57, 138.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.708, 23.557, 21.541)`
Decimal	`8161657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8979, 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 #7C8979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #7C8979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8979; }
.text { color: #7c8979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8979, #79897e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8979?: #7C8979 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8979?: The RGB value is 124, 137, 121: 124 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8979?: The complementary color is #867989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.