What color is #7C9683?

#7C9683 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9683?

The RGB value is 124, 150, 131: 124 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9683?

The complementary color is #967C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9683 color

#7C9683 rgb(124, 150, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9683 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 58.8% green and 51.4% blue (124, 150, 131).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#7C9683 color codes

HEX	`#7C9683`
RGB	`rgb(124, 150, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 58.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -13.08, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 14.84, 151.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.314, 27.736, 25.594)`
Decimal	`8164995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9683, 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 #7C9683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #7C9683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9683; }
.text { color: #7c9683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 150 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9683, #7c9690); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7C9683?: #7C9683 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9683?: The RGB value is 124, 150, 131: 124 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9683?: The complementary color is #967C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.