What color is #7C9879?

#7C9879 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9879?

The RGB value is 124, 152, 121: 124 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9879?

The complementary color is #957998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9879 color

#7C9879 rgb(124, 152, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9879 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (124, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#7C9879 color codes

HEX	`#7C9879`
RGB	`rgb(124, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, -16.04, 13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 20.74, 140.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.991, 28.122, 22.302)`
Decimal	`8165497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9879, 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 #7C9879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #7C9879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9879; }
.text { color: #7c9879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9879, #799886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7C9879?: #7C9879 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9879?: The RGB value is 124, 152, 121: 124 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9879?: The complementary color is #957998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.