What color is #7C8D65?

#7C8D65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C8D65?

The RGB value is 124, 141, 101: 124 red, 141 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8D65?

The complementary color is #76658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8D65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8D65 color

#7C8D65 rgb(124, 141, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8D65 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 55.3% green and 39.6% blue (124, 141, 101).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#7C8D65 color codes

HEX	`#7C8D65`
RGB	`rgb(124, 141, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 55.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.36, -13.59, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.36, 23.66, 125.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.186, 24.274, 15.931)`
Decimal	`8162661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8D65, 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 #7C8D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #7C8D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8d65; }
.text { color: #7c8d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 141 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8d65, #688d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C8D65?: #7C8D65 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C8D65?: The RGB value is 124, 141, 101: 124 red, 141 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8D65?: The complementary color is #76658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8D65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.