What color is #7D996E?

#7D996E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7D996E?

The RGB value is 125, 153, 110: 125 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7D996E?

The complementary color is #8A6E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D996E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7D996E color

#7D996E rgb(125, 153, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #7D996E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60% green and 43.1% blue (125, 153, 110).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#7D996E color codes

HEX	`#7D996E`
RGB	`rgb(125, 153, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.13, -18.1, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.13, 26.59, 132.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.663, 28.268, 19.011)`
Decimal	`8231278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7D996E, 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 #7D996E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D996E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #7D996E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d996e; }
.text { color: #7d996e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d996e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 153 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d996e, #6e9974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7D996E?: #7D996E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7D996E?: The RGB value is 125, 153, 110: 125 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7D996E?: The complementary color is #8A6E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D996E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.