What color is #7B8358?

#7B8358 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8358?

The RGB value is 123, 131, 88: 123 red, 131 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8358?

The complementary color is #605883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8358?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8358 color

#7B8358 rgb(123, 131, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8358 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.4% green and 34.5% blue (123, 131, 88).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#7B8358 color codes

HEX	`#7B8358`
RGB	`rgb(123, 131, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -10.52, 22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 24.67, 115.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.046, 21.148, 12.362)`
Decimal	`8094552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8358, 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 #7B8358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #7B8358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8358; }
.text { color: #7b8358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 131 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8358, #668358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8358?: #7B8358 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8358?: The RGB value is 123, 131, 88: 123 red, 131 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8358?: The complementary color is #605883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8358?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.