What color is #7C947C?

#7C947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C947C?

The RGB value is 124, 148, 124: 124 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C947C?

The complementary color is #947C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C947C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C947C color

#7C947C rgb(124, 148, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C947C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58% green and 48.6% blue (124, 148, 124).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#7C947C color codes

HEX	`#7C947C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 148, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, -13.36, 9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 16.63, 143.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.539, 26.92, 23.073)`
Decimal	`8164476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C947C, 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 #7C947C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C947C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #7C947C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c947c; }
.text { color: #7c947c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c947c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 148 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c947c, #7c9488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7C947C?: #7C947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C947C?: The RGB value is 124, 148, 124: 124 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C947C?: The complementary color is #947C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C947C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.