Color #7C8A5C Color / Colour Code #7C8A5C
This page shows the hex color code for color #7c8a5c (#7C8A5C). The colour is a green tone with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #7C8A5C against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#7C8A5C paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 48, 78, and 108 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 78, 198, and 318 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #7C8A5C
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 78 and saturation at 20%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 78 to 123 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 78 with its complement at 258 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #7C8A5C
Lightness variations at hue 78 and 20% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #7C8A5C
Design Use Cases for #7C8A5C
Muted Accent Color
With 20% saturation, #7C8A5C has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 45% lightness, #7C8A5C is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Success & Growth Indicators
#7C8A5C falls in the green range (hue 78). Green universally represents success, growth, and safety. Use it for confirmation messages, positive chart data, eco-friendly badges, and health metrics. In financial dashboards, green indicates gains and positive performance.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #7C8A5C (hue 78) to its complement at hue 258. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 108. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8a5c, #6a5c8a);
CSS Code for #7C8A5C
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About Color #7C8A5C (#7C8A5C)
#7C8A5C is a green color (colour) with RGB channel values of 124 red, 138 green, and 92 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 78 degrees with 20% saturation and 45% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #7C8A5C is 129/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow, and 46% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #7C8A5C against white is 3.72:1 and against black is 5.65:1. This only passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. For normal body text on white, darken the color or use it on a dark background where it achieves 5.65:1.
The complementary colour #6A5C8A creates maximum visual tension when paired with #7C8A5C. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #8A815C and #658A5C, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #7C8A5C?
- #7C8A5C is Color #7C8A5C, a green color (colour) with RGB(124, 138, 92), HSL(78, 20%, 45%), and CMYK(10%, 0%, 33%, 46%). Its perceived brightness is 129/255.
- Is #7C8A5C accessible for text?
- Against white, #7C8A5C has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 5.65:1 (passes AA). It passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #7C8A5C?
- The complementary colour is #6A5C8A (hue 258). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #8A815C and #658A5C. The triadic palette adds #5C7C8A and #8A5C7C for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #7C8A5C in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #7c8a5c; or rgb(124, 138, 92); or hsl(78, 20%, 45%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 78 20% 45%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
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- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.