What color is #7C8F5F?

#7C8F5F 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 #7C8F5F?

The RGB value is 124, 143, 95: 124 red, 143 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C8F5F?

The complementary color is #725F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C8F5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C8F5F color

#7C8F5F rgb(124, 143, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C8F5F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 56.1% green and 37.3% blue (124, 143, 95).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#7C8F5F color codes

HEX	`#7C8F5F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 143, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -15.57, 23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 28.07, 123.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.2, 24.756, 14.538)`
Decimal	`8163167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C8F5F, 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 #7C8F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C8F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #7C8F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c8f5f; }
.text { color: #7c8f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c8f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 143 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c8f5f, #648f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C8F5F?: #7C8F5F 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 #7C8F5F?: The RGB value is 124, 143, 95: 124 red, 143 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C8F5F?: The complementary color is #725F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C8F5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.