What color is #7B8E59?

#7B8E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8E59?

The RGB value is 123, 142, 89: 123 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8E59?

The complementary color is #6C598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8E59 color

#7B8E59 rgb(123, 142, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8E59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.7% green and 34.9% blue (123, 142, 89).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#7B8E59 color codes

HEX	`#7B8E59`
RGB	`rgb(123, 142, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -16.3, 26.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 30.71, 122.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.644, 24.278, 13.1)`
Decimal	`8097369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8E59, 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 #7B8E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #7B8E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8e59; }
.text { color: #7b8e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 142 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8e59, #608e59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B8E59?: #7B8E59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8E59?: The RGB value is 123, 142, 89: 123 red, 142 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8E59?: The complementary color is #6C598E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.