What color is #7B8252?

#7B8252 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8252?

The RGB value is 123, 130, 82: 123 red, 130 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8252?

The complementary color is #595282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8252?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8252 color

#7B8252 rgb(123, 130, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8252 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51% green and 32.2% blue (123, 130, 82).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#7B8252 color codes

HEX	`#7B8252`
RGB	`rgb(123, 130, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -10.79, 25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 27.37, 113.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.674, 20.786, 11.062)`
Decimal	`8094290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8252, 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 #7B8252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #7B8252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8252; }
.text { color: #7b8252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 130 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8252, #638252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8252?: #7B8252 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8252?: The RGB value is 123, 130, 82: 123 red, 130 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8252?: The complementary color is #595282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8252?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.