What color is #7D8966?

#7D8966 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 #7D8966?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 102: 125 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8966?

The complementary color is #726689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8966 color

#7D8966 rgb(125, 137, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8966 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 40% blue (125, 137, 102).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#7D8966 color codes

HEX	`#7D8966`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -10.87, 17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 20.48, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.801, 23.211, 16.005)`
Decimal	`8227174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8966, 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 #7D8966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #7D8966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8966; }
.text { color: #7d8966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8966, #6c8966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8966?: #7D8966 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 #7D8966?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 102: 125 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8966?: The complementary color is #726689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.