What color is #7D896B?

#7D896B 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 #7D896B?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 107: 125 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D896B?

The complementary color is #776B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D896B color

#7D896B rgb(125, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D896B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (125, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#7D896B color codes

HEX	`#7D896B`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, -10.05, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 17.78, 124.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.057, 23.313, 17.35)`
Decimal	`8227179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D896B, 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 #7D896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #7D896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d896b; }
.text { color: #7d896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d896b, #6e896b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D896B?: #7D896B 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 #7D896B?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 107: 125 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D896B?: The complementary color is #776B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.