What color is #7D8B71?

#7D8B71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D8B71?

The RGB value is 125, 139, 113: 125 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D8B71?

The complementary color is #7F718B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D8B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D8B71 color

#7D8B71 rgb(125, 139, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D8B71 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (125, 139, 113).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#7D8B71 color codes

HEX	`#7D8B71`
RGB	`rgb(125, 139, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 54.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, -10.12, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 15.87, 129.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.67, 24.017, 19.166)`
Decimal	`8227697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D8B71, 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 #7D8B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D8B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #7D8B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d8b71; }
.text { color: #7d8b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d8b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 139 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d8b71, #718b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7D8B71?: #7D8B71 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D8B71?: The RGB value is 125, 139, 113: 125 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D8B71?: The complementary color is #7F718B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D8B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.