What color is #7C9282?

#7C9282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9282?

The RGB value is 124, 146, 130: 124 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9282?

The complementary color is #927C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9282 color

#7C9282 rgb(124, 146, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9282 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 57.3% green and 51% blue (124, 146, 130).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#7C9282 color codes

HEX	`#7C9282`
RGB	`rgb(124, 146, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 57.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.47, -11.12, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.47, 12.58, 152.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.619, 26.454, 25.029)`
Decimal	`8163970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9282, 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 #7C9282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #7C9282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9282; }
.text { color: #7c9282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 146 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9282, #7c928d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7C9282?: #7C9282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9282?: The RGB value is 124, 146, 130: 124 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9282?: The complementary color is #927C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.