What color is #7C9B31?

#7C9B31 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9B31?

The RGB value is 124, 155, 49: 124 red, 155 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9B31?

The complementary color is #50319B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9B31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9B31 color

#7C9B31 rgb(124, 155, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9B31 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.8% green and 19.2% blue (124, 155, 49).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 52% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Green Thumb (#779900), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#7C9B31 color codes

HEX	`#7C9B31`
RGB	`rgb(124, 155, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 52%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 68%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 68%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, -26.63, 49.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 56.5, 118.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.588, 27.949, 7.215)`
Decimal	`8166193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9B31, 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 #7C9B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #7C9B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9b31; }
.text { color: #7c9b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 155 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9b31, #479b31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7C9B31?: #7C9B31 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Thumb. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9B31?: The RGB value is 124, 155, 49: 124 red, 155 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9B31?: The complementary color is #50319B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9B31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.