What color is #7D8A6F?

#7D8A6F 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 #7D8A6F?

The RGB value is 125, 138, 111: 125 red, 138 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8A6F?

The complementary color is #7C6F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8A6F color

#7D8A6F rgb(125, 138, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8A6F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 54.1% green and 43.5% blue (125, 138, 111).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% 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 5.74:1).

#7D8A6F color codes

HEX	`#7D8A6F`
RGB	`rgb(125, 138, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 54.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.77, -9.92, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.77, 16.28, 127.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.415, 23.685, 18.532)`
Decimal	`8227439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8A6F, 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 #7D8A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #7D8A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8a6f; }
.text { color: #7d8a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 138 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8a6f, #6f8a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7D8A6F?: #7D8A6F 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 #7D8A6F?: The RGB value is 125, 138, 111: 125 red, 138 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8A6F?: The complementary color is #7C6F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.