What color is #7B917E?

#7B917E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B917E?

The RGB value is 123, 145, 126: 123 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B917E?

The complementary color is #917B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B917E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B917E color

#7B917E rgb(123, 145, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B917E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.9% green and 49.4% blue (123, 145, 126).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#7B917E color codes

HEX	`#7B917E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 145, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 13%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, -11.72, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 13.91, 147.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.059, 25.968, 23.585)`
Decimal	`8098174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B917E, 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 #7B917E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B917E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #7B917E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b917e; }
.text { color: #7b917e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b917e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 145 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b917e, #7b9189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7B917E?: #7B917E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B917E?: The RGB value is 123, 145, 126: 123 red, 145 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B917E?: The complementary color is #917B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B917E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.