What color is #7C9A6C?

#7C9A6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9A6C?

The RGB value is 124, 154, 108: 124 red, 154 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9A6C?

The complementary color is #8A6C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9A6C color

#7C9A6C rgb(124, 154, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9A6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.4% green and 42.4% blue (124, 154, 108).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7C9A6C color codes

HEX	`#7C9A6C`
RGB	`rgb(124, 154, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, -19.32, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 28.41, 132.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.574, 28.479, 18.492)`
Decimal	`8165996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9A6C, 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 #7C9A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #7C9A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9a6c; }
.text { color: #7c9a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 154 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9a6c, #6c9a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7C9A6C?: #7C9A6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9A6C?: The RGB value is 124, 154, 108: 124 red, 154 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9A6C?: The complementary color is #8A6C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.