#7C997C

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Darkseagreen.

About #7C997C

Visually, #7C997C is defined as a muted green. Its closest recognized web color is Darkseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 124, 153, and 124.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#7C997C
RGB124, 153, 124
HSL120.0°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK19%, 0%, 19%, 40%
HSV120.0°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB60.4, -16.0, 11.9
XYZ23.3, 28.5, 23.3
Decimal8165756

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.70:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C997C; }
.text-color { color: #7C997C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C997C; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F