What color is #7B8874?

#7B8874 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8874?

The RGB value is 123, 136, 116: 123 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8874?

The complementary color is #817488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8874 color

#7B8874 rgb(123, 136, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8874 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 53.3% green and 45.5% blue (123, 136, 116).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7B8874 color codes

HEX	`#7B8874`
RGB	`rgb(123, 136, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 53.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -8.69, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 12.62, 133.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.124, 23.08, 19.914)`
Decimal	`8095860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8874, 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 #7B8874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7B8874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8874; }
.text { color: #7b8874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 136 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8874, #748877); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #7B8874?: #7B8874 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8874?: The RGB value is 123, 136, 116: 123 red, 136 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8874?: The complementary color is #817488, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.