What color is #7C966F?

#7C966F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C966F?

The RGB value is 124, 150, 111: 124 red, 150 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C966F?

The complementary color is #896F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C966F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C966F color

#7C966F rgb(124, 150, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C966F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58.8% green and 43.5% blue (124, 150, 111).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7C966F color codes

HEX	`#7C966F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 150, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -16.74, 17.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 24.32, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.087, 27.245, 19.131)`
Decimal	`8164975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C966F, 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 #7C966F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C966F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #7C966F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c966f; }
.text { color: #7c966f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c966f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 150 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c966f, #6f9675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C966F?: #7C966F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C966F?: The RGB value is 124, 150, 111: 124 red, 150 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C966F?: The complementary color is #896F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C966F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.