What color is #7C9590?

#7C9590 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9590?

The RGB value is 124, 149, 144: 124 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9590?

The complementary color is #957C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9590 color

#7C9590 rgb(124, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9590 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (124, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#7C9590 color codes

HEX	`#7C9590`
RGB	`rgb(124, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -9.86, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 9.87, 181.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.092, 27.793, 30.475)`
Decimal	`8164752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9590, 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 #7C9590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #7C9590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9590; }
.text { color: #7c9590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9590, #7c8e95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C9590?: #7C9590 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9590?: The RGB value is 124, 149, 144: 124 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9590?: The complementary color is #957C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.