What color is #7C9B8D?

#7C9B8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9B8D?

The RGB value is 124, 155, 141: 124 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9B8D?

The complementary color is #9B7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9B8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9B8D color

#7C9B8D rgb(124, 155, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9B8D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.8% green and 55.3% blue (124, 155, 141).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#7C9B8D color codes

HEX	`#7C9B8D`
RGB	`rgb(124, 155, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, -13.74, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 14.25, 164.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.84, 29.65, 29.608)`
Decimal	`8166285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9B8D, 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 #7C9B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #7C9B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9b8d; }
.text { color: #7c9b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 155 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9b8d, #7c999b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7C9B8D?: #7C9B8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9B8D?: The RGB value is 124, 155, 141: 124 red, 155 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9B8D?: The complementary color is #9B7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9B8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.