What color is #7C9776?

#7C9776 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9776?

The RGB value is 124, 151, 118: 124 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9776?

The complementary color is #917697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9776?

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.

#7C9776 color

#7C9776 rgb(124, 151, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9776 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 59.2% green and 46.3% blue (124, 151, 118).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7C9776 color codes

HEX	`#7C9776`
RGB	`rgb(124, 151, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 59.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -16.06, 14.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 21.52, 138.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.648, 27.726, 21.294)`
Decimal	`8165238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9776, 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 #7C9776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9776 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 #7C9776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9776; }
.text { color: #7c9776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 151 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9776, #769781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7C9776?: #7C9776 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9776?: The RGB value is 124, 151, 118: 124 red, 151 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9776?: The complementary color is #917697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9776?: 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.