What color is #7C9B96?

#7C9B96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9B96?

The RGB value is 124, 155, 150: 124 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9B96?

The complementary color is #9B7C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9B96 color

#7C9B96 rgb(124, 155, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7C9B96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 60.8% green and 58.8% blue (124, 155, 150).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#7C9B96 color codes

HEX	`#7C9B96`
RGB	`rgb(124, 155, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 60.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, -11.82, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 11.85, 184.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.537, 29.929, 33.28)`
Decimal	`8166294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9B96, 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 #7C9B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7C9B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #7C9B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9b96; }
.text { color: #7c9b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 155 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9b96, #7c909b); }

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Questions

What color is #7C9B96?: #7C9B96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9B96?: The RGB value is 124, 155, 150: 124 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9B96?: The complementary color is #9B7C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.