What color is #7B8468?

#7B8468 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8468?

The RGB value is 123, 132, 104: 123 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8468?

The complementary color is #716884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8468 color

#7B8468 rgb(123, 132, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8468 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 51.8% green and 40.8% blue (123, 132, 104).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#7B8468 color codes

HEX	`#7B8468`
RGB	`rgb(123, 132, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 51.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, -8.59, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 16.46, 121.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.918, 21.713, 16.288)`
Decimal	`8094824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8468, 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 #7B8468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #7B8468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8468; }
.text { color: #7b8468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 132 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8468, #6d8468); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7B8468?: #7B8468 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8468?: The RGB value is 123, 132, 104: 123 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8468?: The complementary color is #716884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.