What color is #7E8664?

#7E8664 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 #7E8664?

The RGB value is 126, 134, 100: 126 red, 134 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8664?

The complementary color is #6C6486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8664 color

#7E8664 rgb(126, 134, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E8664 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.5% green and 39.2% blue (126, 134, 100).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7E8664 color codes

HEX	`#7E8664`
RGB	`rgb(126, 134, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, -9.15, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 19.63, 117.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.429, 22.406, 15.355)`
Decimal	`8291940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8664, 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 #7E8664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7E8664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8664; }
.text { color: #7e8664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 134 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8664, #6d8664); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8664?: #7E8664 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 #7E8664?: The RGB value is 126, 134, 100: 126 red, 134 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8664?: The complementary color is #6C6486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.