What color is #7B8165?

#7B8165 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8165?

The RGB value is 123, 129, 101: 123 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8165?

The complementary color is #6B6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8165 color

#7B8165 rgb(123, 129, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8165 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 50.6% green and 39.6% blue (123, 129, 101).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#7B8165 color codes

HEX	`#7B8165`
RGB	`rgb(123, 129, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 50.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, -7.42, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 16.26, 117.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.367, 20.851, 15.366)`
Decimal	`8094053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8165, 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 #7B8165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #7B8165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8165; }
.text { color: #7b8165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 129 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8165, #6d8165); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8165?: #7B8165 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8165?: The RGB value is 123, 129, 101: 123 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8165?: The complementary color is #6B6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.