What color is #7C8A66?

#7C8A66 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 #7C8A66?

The RGB value is 124, 138, 102: 124 red, 138 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8A66?

The complementary color is #74668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8A66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8A66 color

#7C8A66 rgb(124, 138, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8A66 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 54.1% green and 40% blue (124, 138, 102).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#7C8A66 color codes

HEX	`#7C8A66`
RGB	`rgb(124, 138, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 54.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -11.81, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 21.23, 123.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.799, 23.421, 16.046)`
Decimal	`8161894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8A66, 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 #7C8A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #7C8A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8a66; }
.text { color: #7c8a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 138 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8a66, #6a8a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7C8A66?: #7C8A66 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 #7C8A66?: The RGB value is 124, 138, 102: 124 red, 138 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8A66?: The complementary color is #74668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8A66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.