What color is #7B8E7C?

#7B8E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B8E7C?

The RGB value is 123, 142, 124: 123 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8E7C?

The complementary color is #8E7B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B8E7C color

#7B8E7C rgb(123, 142, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B8E7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 55.7% green and 48.6% blue (123, 142, 124).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#7B8E7C color codes

HEX	`#7B8E7C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 142, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 55.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, -10.48, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 12.78, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.479, 25.012, 22.761)`
Decimal	`8097404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8E7C, 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 #7B8E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	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 #7B8E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8e7c; }
.text { color: #7b8e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 142 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8e7c, #7b8e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #7B8E7C?: #7B8E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B8E7C?: The RGB value is 123, 142, 124: 123 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8E7C?: The complementary color is #8E7B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.