What color is #7D968C?

#7D968C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D968C?

The RGB value is 125, 150, 140: 125 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D968C?

The complementary color is #967D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D968C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D968C color

#7D968C rgb(125, 150, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7D968C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 58.8% green and 54.9% blue (125, 150, 140).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7D968C color codes

HEX	`#7D968C`
RGB	`rgb(125, 150, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 58.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -10.91, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 11.16, 167.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.096, 28.065, 28.953)`
Decimal	`8230540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D968C, 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 #7D968C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D968C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #7D968C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d968c; }
.text { color: #7d968c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d968c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 150 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d968c, #7d9396); }

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Questions

What color is #7D968C?: #7D968C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D968C?: The RGB value is 125, 150, 140: 125 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D968C?: The complementary color is #967D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D968C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.