What color is #7B8867?

#7B8867 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 #7B8867?

The RGB value is 123, 136, 103: 123 red, 136 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8867?

The complementary color is #746788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8867 color

#7B8867 rgb(123, 136, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8867 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.3% green and 40.4% blue (123, 136, 103).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% 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 5.56:1).

#7B8867 color codes

HEX	`#7B8867`
RGB	`rgb(123, 136, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, -10.95, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 19.55, 124.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.42, 22.798, 16.207)`
Decimal	`8095847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8867, 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 #7B8867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #7B8867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8867; }
.text { color: #7b8867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 136 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8867, #6a8867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #7B8867?: #7B8867 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 #7B8867?: The RGB value is 123, 136, 103: 123 red, 136 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8867?: The complementary color is #746788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.