What color is #7D956D?

#7D956D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D956D?

The RGB value is 125, 149, 109: 125 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D956D?

The complementary color is #856D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D956D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D956D color

#7D956D rgb(125, 149, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D956D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.4% green and 42.7% blue (125, 149, 109).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#7D956D color codes

HEX	`#7D956D`
RGB	`rgb(125, 149, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.94, -16.17, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.94, 24.5, 131.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.965, 26.959, 18.511)`
Decimal	`8230253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D956D, 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 #7D956D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D956D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #7D956D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d956d; }
.text { color: #7d956d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d956d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 149 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d956d, #6d9571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7D956D?: #7D956D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D956D?: The RGB value is 125, 149, 109: 125 red, 149 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D956D?: The complementary color is #856D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D956D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.