What color is #7B8D7A?

#7B8D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8D7A?

The RGB value is 123, 141, 122: 123 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8D7A?

The complementary color is #8C7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8D7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8D7A color

#7B8D7A rgb(123, 141, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8D7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.3% green and 47.8% blue (123, 141, 122).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#7B8D7A color codes

HEX	`#7B8D7A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 141, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, -10.32, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 13.04, 142.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.205, 24.666, 22.052)`
Decimal	`8097146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8D7A, 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 #7B8D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #7B8D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8d7a; }
.text { color: #7b8d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 141 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8d7a, #7a8d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B8D7A?: #7B8D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8D7A?: The RGB value is 123, 141, 122: 123 red, 141 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8D7A?: The complementary color is #8C7A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8D7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.