What color is #7C985F?

#7C985F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C985F?

The RGB value is 124, 152, 95: 124 red, 152 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C985F?

The complementary color is #7B5F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C985F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C985F color

#7C985F rgb(124, 152, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C985F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 59.6% green and 37.3% blue (124, 152, 95).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#7C985F color codes

HEX	`#7C985F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 152, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 59.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 38%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -20.26, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 33.64, 127.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.606, 27.567, 15.007)`
Decimal	`8165471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C985F, 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 #7C985F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C985F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #7C985F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c985f; }
.text { color: #7c985f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c985f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 152 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c985f, #5f985f); }

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Questions

What color is #7C985F?: #7C985F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C985F?: The RGB value is 124, 152, 95: 124 red, 152 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C985F?: The complementary color is #7B5F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C985F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.