What color is #7B8156?

#7B8156 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8156?

The RGB value is 123, 129, 86: 123 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8156?

The complementary color is #5C5681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8156?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8156 color

#7B8156 rgb(123, 129, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8156 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.6% green and 33.7% blue (123, 129, 86).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#7B8156 color codes

HEX	`#7B8156`
RGB	`rgb(123, 129, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.49, -9.7, 22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.49, 24.61, 113.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.698, 20.584, 11.843)`
Decimal	`8094038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8156, 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 #7B8156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #7B8156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8156; }
.text { color: #7b8156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 129 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8156, #668156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8156?: #7B8156 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8156?: The RGB value is 123, 129, 86: 123 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8156?: The complementary color is #5C5681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8156?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.