What color is #7B9080?

#7B9080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9080?

The RGB value is 123, 144, 128: 123 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9080?

The complementary color is #907B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9080 color

#7B9080 rgb(123, 144, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B9080 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (123, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#7B9080 color codes

HEX	`#7B9080`
RGB	`rgb(123, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, -10.79, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 12.35, 150.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.037, 25.716, 24.22)`
Decimal	`8097920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9080, 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 #7B9080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #7B9080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9080; }
.text { color: #7b9080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9080, #7b908b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7B9080?: #7B9080 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9080?: The RGB value is 123, 144, 128: 123 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9080?: The complementary color is #907B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.