What color is #7E955C?

#7E955C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E955C?

The RGB value is 126, 149, 92: 126 red, 149 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E955C?

The complementary color is #735C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E955C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E955C color

#7E955C rgb(126, 149, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E955C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 58.4% green and 36.1% blue (126, 149, 92).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#7E955C color codes

HEX	`#7E955C`
RGB	`rgb(126, 149, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 58.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 38%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 38%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, -18.35, 27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 33.04, 123.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.283, 26.703, 14.156)`
Decimal	`8295772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E955C, 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 #7E955C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E955C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #7E955C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e955c; }
.text { color: #7e955c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e955c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 149 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e955c, #61955c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7E955C?: #7E955C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E955C?: The RGB value is 126, 149, 92: 126 red, 149 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E955C?: The complementary color is #735C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E955C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.