What color is #7D846B?

#7D846B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D846B?

The RGB value is 125, 132, 107: 125 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D846B?

The complementary color is #726B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D846B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D846B color

#7D846B rgb(125, 132, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D846B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 51.8% green and 42% blue (125, 132, 107).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#7D846B color codes

HEX	`#7D846B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 132, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 51.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -7.29, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 14.6, 119.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.362, 21.924, 17.119)`
Decimal	`8225899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D846B, 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 #7D846B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D846B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #7D846B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d846b; }
.text { color: #7d846b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d846b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 132 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d846b, #70846b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7D846B?: #7D846B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D846B?: The RGB value is 125, 132, 107: 125 red, 132 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D846B?: The complementary color is #726B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D846B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.