What color is #7C986F?

#7C986F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C986F?

The RGB value is 124, 152, 111: 124 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C986F?

The complementary color is #8B6F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C986F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C986F color

#7C986F rgb(124, 152, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C986F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 59.6% green and 43.5% blue (124, 152, 111).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#7C986F color codes

HEX	`#7C986F`
RGB	`rgb(124, 152, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 59.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, -17.79, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 25.62, 133.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.409, 27.889, 19.238)`
Decimal	`8165487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C986F, 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 #7C986F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C986F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #7C986F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c986f; }
.text { color: #7c986f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c986f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 152 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c986f, #6f9876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C986F?: #7C986F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C986F?: The RGB value is 124, 152, 111: 124 red, 152 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C986F?: The complementary color is #8B6F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C986F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.