What color is #7D9B89?

#7D9B89 is a grayish green known as Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Parisian Patina?

The RGB value is 125, 155, 137: 125 red, 155 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Parisian Patina?

The complementary color is #9B7D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7D9B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Parisian Patina color: hex code #7D9B89

#7D9B89 rgb(125, 155, 137)

Shades of green

Parisian Patina has the hex code #7D9B89. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49% red, 60.8% green and 53.7% blue (125, 155, 137).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

Parisian Patina (#7D9B89) color codes

HEX	`#7D9B89`
RGB	`rgb(125, 155, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49%, 60.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -14.21, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 15.43, 157.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.693, 29.608, 28.076)`
Decimal	`8231817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Parisian Patina, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7D9B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7D9B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7D9B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7d9b89; }
.text { color: #7d9b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7d9b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(125 155 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7d9b89, #7d9b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #7D9B89 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7D9B89?: #7D9B89 is a grayish green known as Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Parisian Patina?: The RGB value is 125, 155, 137: 125 red, 155 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Parisian Patina?: The complementary color is #9B7D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7D9B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.