What color is #7B8870?

#7B8870 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8870?

The RGB value is 123, 136, 112: 123 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8870?

The complementary color is #7D7088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8870 color

#7B8870 rgb(123, 136, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8870 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.3% green and 43.9% blue (123, 136, 112).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#7B8870 color codes

HEX	`#7B8870`
RGB	`rgb(123, 136, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -9.42, 11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 14.72, 129.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.897, 22.989, 18.715)`
Decimal	`8095856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8870, 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 #7B8870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #7B8870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8870; }
.text { color: #7b8870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 136 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8870, #708871); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B8870?: #7B8870 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8870?: The RGB value is 123, 136, 112: 123 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8870?: The complementary color is #7D7088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.