What color is #7B9161?

#7B9161 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9161?

The RGB value is 123, 145, 97: 123 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9161?

The complementary color is #776191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9161 color

#7B9161 rgb(123, 145, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9161 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.9% green and 38% blue (123, 145, 97).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#7B9161 color codes

HEX	`#7B9161`
RGB	`rgb(123, 145, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -16.72, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 28.41, 126.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.451, 25.325, 15.118)`
Decimal	`8098145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9161, 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 #7B9161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #7B9161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9161; }
.text { color: #7b9161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 145 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9161, #639161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9161?: #7B9161 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9161?: The RGB value is 123, 145, 97: 123 red, 145 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9161?: The complementary color is #776191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.