Color

#7E8E61

Muted warm olive. Nearest reference color: Russian green.

RGB

0–255

126

142

CMYK

0–100%

11.27%

31.69%

44.31%

RGB describes how #7E8E61 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 126, green 142 and blue 97.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 11.27%, magenta 0%, yellow 31.69% and black 44.31%.

HSL values

H 81.33° S 18.83% L 46.86%

In the HSL color model, #7E8E61 has a hue of 81.33°, 18.83% saturation and 46.86% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#7E8E61 is a medium, warm olive with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #7E8E61 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #7E8E61

RGB rgb(126, 142, 97)

HSL hsl(81.33 18.83% 46.86%)

OKLCH oklch(0.622021 0.066947 124.2172)

CSS --color: #7E8E61;

Tints of #7E8E61

Tints are lighter variations of #7E8E61. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E5F7C6 #CADCAC #B0C192 #97A779 #7E8E61

Shades of #7E8E61

Shades are darker variations of #7E8E61. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#7E8E61 #5A693D #38461B #1A2500 #040700

Tones of #7E8E61

Tones reduce the chroma of #7E8E61, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#7E8E61 #808D6A #828B72 #83897A #858881

Tonal range of #7E8E61

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #7E8E61 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E5F7C6 #CADCAC #B0C192 #97A779 #7E8E61 #5A693D #38461B #1A2500 #040700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E5F7C6;
    --color-200: #CADCAC;
    --color-300: #B0C192;
    --color-400: #97A779;
    --color-500: #7E8E61;
    --color-600: #5A693D;
    --color-700: #38461B;
    --color-800: #1A2500;
    --color-900: #040700;
}

Colors that go with #7E8E61

Color harmonies for #7E8E61 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#7E8E61 #907DA8

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#948657 #7E8E61 #669375

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#7E8E61 #648CAD #AA7682

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#7E8E61 #7A84B0 #A07897

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#7E8E61 #5491A0 #907DA8 #AB786C

CSS gradients with #7E8E61

These gradients show how #7E8E61 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#7E8E61 #9DA987 #BCC5AE #DDE2D6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7E8E61, #9DA987, #BCC5AE, #DDE2D6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#7E8E61 #545F3F #2D3421 #0B0E06 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7E8E61, #545F3F, #2D3421, #0B0E06, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#7E8E61 #9D8258 #AB786C #A6768D #907DA8

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7E8E61, #9D8258, #AB786C, #A6768D, #907DA8);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #7E8E61. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.54:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.93:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2464 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #7E8E61 as the background.

background-color: #7E8E61;
color: #000000;

Using #7E8E61 in design

See how #7E8E61 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#7E8E61 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #7E8E61 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CADCAC

#7E8E61

#1A2500

Colors similar to #7E8E61

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #7E8E61, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#96A779 #67764A #7A9149 #828A75 #868C5C #769067 #929868 #6A845B

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #7E8E61 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #93895E Deuteranopia #918863 Tritanopia #818A82

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #7E8E61 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 20.4346
Y: 24.6446
Z: 14.9873

CIELAB

L*: 56.7275
a*: -13.9466
b*: 22.1278

OKLab

L: 0.622021
a: -0.037647
b: 0.055359

OKLCH

L: 0.622021
C: 0.066947
H: 124.2172°