What color is #7D8260?

#7D8260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8260?

The RGB value is 125, 130, 96: 125 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8260?

The complementary color is #656082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8260 color

#7D8260 rgb(125, 130, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8260 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51% green and 37.6% blue (125, 130, 96).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7D8260 color codes

HEX	`#7D8260`
RGB	`rgb(125, 130, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, -7.96, 17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 19.53, 114.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.551, 21.17, 14.173)`
Decimal	`8225376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8260, 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 #7D8260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #7D8260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8260; }
.text { color: #7d8260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 130 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8260, #6c8260); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D8260?: #7D8260 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8260?: The RGB value is 125, 130, 96: 125 red, 130 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8260?: The complementary color is #656082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.