What color is #7D8964?

#7D8964 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8964?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 100: 125 red, 137 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8964?

The complementary color is #706489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8964 color

#7D8964 rgb(125, 137, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8964 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 39.2% blue (125, 137, 100).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#7D8964 color codes

HEX	`#7D8964`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, -11.19, 18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 21.57, 121.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.703, 23.171, 15.489)`
Decimal	`8227172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8964, 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 #7D8964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #7D8964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8964; }
.text { color: #7d8964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8964, #6a8964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8964?: #7D8964 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8964?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 100: 125 red, 137 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8964?: The complementary color is #706489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.