What color is #7D856A?

#7D856A 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 #7D856A?

The RGB value is 125, 133, 106: 125 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D856A?

The complementary color is #726A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D856A color

#7D856A rgb(125, 133, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D856A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (125, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#7D856A color codes

HEX	`#7D856A`
RGB	`rgb(125, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, -8.02, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 15.79, 120.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.446, 22.176, 16.889)`
Decimal	`8226154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D856A, 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 #7D856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #7D856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d856a; }
.text { color: #7d856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d856a, #6f856a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7D856A?: #7D856A 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 #7D856A?: The RGB value is 125, 133, 106: 125 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D856A?: The complementary color is #726A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.