What color is #7C9E89?

#7C9E89 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 #7C9E89?

The RGB value is 124, 158, 137: 124 red, 158 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9E89?

The complementary color is #9E7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9E89 color

#7C9E89 rgb(124, 158, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9E89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 62% green and 53.7% blue (124, 158, 137).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% 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 7.11:1).

#7C9E89 color codes

HEX	`#7C9E89`
RGB	`rgb(124, 158, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 62%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, -16.14, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 17.65, 156.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.053, 30.544, 28.238)`
Decimal	`8167049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9E89, 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 #7C9E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7C9E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9e89; }
.text { color: #7c9e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 158 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9e89, #7c9e9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7C9E89?: #7C9E89 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 #7C9E89?: The RGB value is 124, 158, 137: 124 red, 158 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9E89?: The complementary color is #9E7C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.