What color is #7E8769?

#7E8769 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 #7E8769?

The RGB value is 126, 135, 105: 126 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8769?

The complementary color is #726987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8769 color

#7E8769 rgb(126, 135, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E8769 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 52.9% green and 41.2% blue (126, 135, 105).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7E8769 color codes

HEX	`#7E8769`
RGB	`rgb(126, 135, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 52.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.85, -8.89, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.85, 17.49, 120.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.818, 22.783, 16.715)`
Decimal	`8292201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8769, 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 #7E8769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #7E8769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8769; }
.text { color: #7e8769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 135 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8769, #6f8769); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E8769?: #7E8769 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 #7E8769?: The RGB value is 126, 135, 105: 126 red, 135 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8769?: The complementary color is #726987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.