What color is #7C908B?

#7C908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C908B?

The RGB value is 124, 144, 139: 124 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C908B?

The complementary color is #907C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C908B color

#7C908B rgb(124, 144, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C908B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (124, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#7C908B color codes

HEX	`#7C908B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, -8.19, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 8.19, 178.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.944, 26.095, 28.249)`
Decimal	`8163467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C908B, 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 #7C908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #7C908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c908b; }
.text { color: #7c908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c908b, #7c8b90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C908B?: #7C908B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C908B?: The RGB value is 124, 144, 139: 124 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C908B?: The complementary color is #907C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.