What color is #7B855D?

#7B855D 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 #7B855D?

The RGB value is 123, 133, 93: 123 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B855D?

The complementary color is #675D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B855D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B855D color

#7B855D rgb(123, 133, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B855D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.2% green and 36.5% blue (123, 133, 93).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#7B855D color codes

HEX	`#7B855D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 133, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, -10.88, 20.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 23.12, 118.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.532, 21.776, 13.581)`
Decimal	`8095069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B855D, 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 #7B855D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B855D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #7B855D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b855d; }
.text { color: #7b855d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b855d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 133 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b855d, #67855d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B855D?: #7B855D 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 #7B855D?: The RGB value is 123, 133, 93: 123 red, 133 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B855D?: The complementary color is #675D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B855D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.