What color is #7D896F?

#7D896F 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 #7D896F?

The RGB value is 125, 137, 111: 125 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D896F?

The complementary color is #7B6F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D896F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D896F color

#7D896F rgb(125, 137, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D896F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 53.7% green and 43.5% blue (125, 137, 111).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#7D896F color codes

HEX	`#7D896F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 137, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 53.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, -9.37, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 15.62, 126.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.272, 23.399, 18.484)`
Decimal	`8227183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D896F, 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 #7D896F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D896F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #7D896F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d896f; }
.text { color: #7d896f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d896f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 137 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d896f, #70896f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D896F?: #7D896F 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 #7D896F?: The RGB value is 125, 137, 111: 125 red, 137 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D896F?: The complementary color is #7B6F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D896F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.