What color is #7C8D77?

#7C8D77 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 #7C8D77?

The RGB value is 124, 141, 119: 124 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8D77?

The complementary color is #88778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8D77 color

#7C8D77 rgb(124, 141, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8D77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 55.3% green and 46.7% blue (124, 141, 119).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7C8D77 color codes

HEX	`#7C8D77`
RGB	`rgb(124, 141, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 55.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, -10.51, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 14.3, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.166, 24.666, 21.095)`
Decimal	`8162679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8D77, 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 #7C8D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #7C8D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8d77; }
.text { color: #7c8d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 141 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8d77, #778d7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C8D77?: #7C8D77 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 #7C8D77?: The RGB value is 124, 141, 119: 124 red, 141 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8D77?: The complementary color is #88778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.