What color is #7D8568?

#7D8568 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 #7D8568?

The RGB value is 125, 133, 104: 125 red, 133 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8568?

The complementary color is #706885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8568 color

#7D8568 rgb(125, 133, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8568 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.2% green and 40.8% blue (125, 133, 104).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#7D8568 color codes

HEX	`#7D8568`
RGB	`rgb(125, 133, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, -8.35, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 16.89, 119.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.343, 22.135, 16.347)`
Decimal	`8226152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8568, 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 #7D8568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #7D8568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8568; }
.text { color: #7d8568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 133 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8568, #6e8568); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D8568?: #7D8568 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 #7D8568?: The RGB value is 125, 133, 104: 125 red, 133 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8568?: The complementary color is #706885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.