What color is #7B8F5D?

#7B8F5D 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 #7B8F5D?

The RGB value is 123, 143, 93: 123 red, 143 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B8F5D?

The complementary color is #715D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B8F5D?

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.

#7B8F5D color

#7B8F5D rgb(123, 143, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B8F5D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.1% green and 36.5% blue (123, 143, 93).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% 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 5.93:1).

#7B8F5D color codes

HEX	`#7B8F5D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 143, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, -16.26, 24.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 29.24, 123.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.966, 24.646, 14.059)`
Decimal	`8097629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B8F5D, 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 #7B8F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B8F5D 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 #7B8F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b8f5d; }
.text { color: #7b8f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b8f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 143 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b8f5d, #628f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B8F5D?: #7B8F5D 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 #7B8F5D?: The RGB value is 123, 143, 93: 123 red, 143 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B8F5D?: The complementary color is #715D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B8F5D?: 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.