What color is #7C8C60?

#7C8C60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8C60?

The RGB value is 124, 140, 96: 124 red, 140 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8C60?

The complementary color is #70608C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8C60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8C60 color

#7C8C60 rgb(124, 140, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8C60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 54.9% green and 37.6% blue (124, 140, 96).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#7C8C60 color codes

HEX	`#7C8C60`
RGB	`rgb(124, 140, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 54.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.97, -13.82, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.97, 25.69, 122.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.801, 23.886, 14.631)`
Decimal	`8162400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8C60, 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 #7C8C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #7C8C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8c60; }
.text { color: #7c8c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 140 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8c60, #668c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C8C60?: #7C8C60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8C60?: The RGB value is 124, 140, 96: 124 red, 140 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8C60?: The complementary color is #70608C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8C60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.