What color is #7D8A6C?

#7D8A6C 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 #7D8A6C?

The RGB value is 125, 138, 108: 125 red, 138 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8A6C?

The complementary color is #796C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8A6C color

#7D8A6C rgb(125, 138, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8A6C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 54.1% green and 42.4% blue (125, 138, 108).

Its hue angle is 86°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#7D8A6C color codes

HEX	`#7D8A6C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 138, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 54.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -10.43, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 17.88, 125.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.252, 23.62, 17.677)`
Decimal	`8227436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8A6C, 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 #7D8A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #7D8A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8a6c; }
.text { color: #7d8a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 138 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8a6c, #6e8a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8A6C?: #7D8A6C 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 #7D8A6C?: The RGB value is 125, 138, 108: 125 red, 138 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8A6C?: The complementary color is #796C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.