What color is #7B866E?

#7B866E 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 #7B866E?

The RGB value is 123, 134, 110: 123 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B866E?

The complementary color is #796E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B866E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B866E color

#7B866E rgb(123, 134, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B866E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 52.5% green and 43.1% blue (123, 134, 110).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#7B866E color codes

HEX	`#7B866E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 134, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 52.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, -8.67, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 14.47, 126.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.508, 22.387, 18.042)`
Decimal	`8095342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B866E, 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 #7B866E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B866E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #7B866E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b866e; }
.text { color: #7b866e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b866e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 134 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b866e, #6f866e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B866E?: #7B866E 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 #7B866E?: The RGB value is 123, 134, 110: 123 red, 134 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B866E?: The complementary color is #796E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B866E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.