What color is #7C9988?

#7C9988 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 #7C9988?

The RGB value is 124, 153, 136: 124 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9988?

The complementary color is #997C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9988 color

#7C9988 rgb(124, 153, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9988 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (124, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#7C9988 color codes

HEX	`#7C9988`
RGB	`rgb(124, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -13.69, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 14.79, 157.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.146, 28.844, 27.583)`
Decimal	`8165768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9988, 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 #7C9988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #7C9988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9988; }
.text { color: #7c9988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9988, #7c9996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7C9988?: #7C9988 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 #7C9988?: The RGB value is 124, 153, 136: 124 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9988?: The complementary color is #997C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.