What color is #7C9F64?

#7C9F64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7C9F64?

The RGB value is 124, 159, 100: 124 red, 159 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7C9F64?

The complementary color is #87649F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7C9F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7C9F64 color

#7C9F64 rgb(124, 159, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #7C9F64 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 62.4% green and 39.2% blue (124, 159, 100).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Frankenstein (#7BA05B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#7C9F64 color codes

HEX	`#7C9F64`
RGB	`rgb(124, 159, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 62.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, -23.1, 26.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 35.51, 130.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.01, 30.001, 16.633)`
Decimal	`8167268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7C9F64, 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 #7C9F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7C9F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #7C9F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7c9f64; }
.text { color: #7c9f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7c9f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 159 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7c9f64, #649f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7C9F64?: #7C9F64 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7C9F64?: The RGB value is 124, 159, 100: 124 red, 159 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7C9F64?: The complementary color is #87649F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7C9F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.