What color is #7E855C?

#7E855C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E855C?

The RGB value is 126, 133, 92: 126 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E855C?

The complementary color is #635C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E855C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E855C color

#7E855C rgb(126, 133, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E855C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.2% green and 36.1% blue (126, 133, 92).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#7E855C color codes

HEX	`#7E855C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 133, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.01, -9.8, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.01, 23.45, 114.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.923, 21.984, 13.369)`
Decimal	`8291676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E855C, 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 #7E855C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E855C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #7E855C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e855c; }
.text { color: #7e855c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e855c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 133 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e855c, #69855c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7E855C?: #7E855C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E855C?: The RGB value is 126, 133, 92: 126 red, 133 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E855C?: The complementary color is #635C85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E855C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.