What color is #7D8452?

#7D8452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8452?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 82: 125 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8452?

The complementary color is #595284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8452?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8452 color

#7D8452 rgb(125, 132, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8452 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 32.2% blue (125, 132, 82).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#7D8452 color codes

HEX	`#7D8452`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.46, -11.05, 26.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.46, 28.39, 112.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.232, 21.472, 11.165)`
Decimal	`8225874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8452, 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 #7D8452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #7D8452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8452; }
.text { color: #7d8452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8452, #648452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7D8452?: #7D8452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8452?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 82: 125 red, 132 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8452?: The complementary color is #595284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8452?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.