HEX Color #7C7C50 (Darkolivegreen)

About #7C7C50

The precise color #7C7C50 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(124, 124, 80).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow, and 51% black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 21.6% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C7C50

RGB124, 124, 80

HSL60.0°, 21.6%, 40.0%

CMYK0%, 0%, 35%, 51%

HSV60.0°, 35.5%, 48.6%

LAB51.0, -7.3, 24.1

XYZ17.0, 19.3, 10.4

Decimal8158288

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C7C50 #50507C

Analogous

#7C6650 #667C50

Triadic

#507B7C #7C507B

Tetradic

#507C66 #50507C #7C5066

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C7C50

#8A8A63

#999976

#A7A78A

#B6B69D

#C4C4B1

#D3D3C4

#E1E1D8

#F0F0EB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C7C50

#6E6E47

#60603E

#525235

#44442C

#373723

#29291A

#1B1B11

#0D0D08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.32:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.86:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.13:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.13:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C7C50; }

.text-color { color: #7C7C50; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C7C50; }

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