Information about #7C8C78 color

#7C8C78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #7C8C78 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(124, 140, 120) — 48.6% red, 54.9% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 8 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #7C8C78 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Windblown Green (#7E867B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smoky Green (#79867C) and Sage Green (#848B79).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(124, 140, 120)), which gives #7C8C78 its character. If you plan to put text on a #7C8C78 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#7C8C78 color variations

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#7C8C78 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #7C8C78

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smoky Green color link
Smoky Green

#79867C

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Blue Smoke color link
Blue Smoke

#78857A

Ravine color link
Ravine

#848A7D

Xanadu color link
Xanadu

#738678

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Grey Granite color link
Grey Granite

#808782

Green Grey color link
Green Grey

#77926F

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Double Delta color link
Double Delta

#83857F

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#7C8C78
  • RGB124, 140, 120
  • CMYK6, 0, 8, 45
  • CSSrgb(124, 140, 120)
  • HSL108°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise108°, 8%, 50.98%
  • HSV108°, 14%, 55%
  • HSB108°, 14%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.486, 0.549, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.486, 0.549, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.486, 0.549, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID7C8C78
  • DECIMAL ID8162424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01