What color is #7B9181?

#7B9181 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 #7B9181?

The RGB value is 123, 145, 129: 123 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9181?

The complementary color is #917B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9181 color

#7B9181 rgb(123, 145, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B9181 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 56.9% green and 50.6% blue (123, 145, 129).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#7B9181 color codes

HEX	`#7B9181`
RGB	`rgb(123, 145, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 56.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -11.14, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 12.59, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.255, 26.046, 24.62)`
Decimal	`8098177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9181, 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 #7B9181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #7B9181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9181; }
.text { color: #7b9181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 145 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9181, #7b918c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7B9181?: #7B9181 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 #7B9181?: The RGB value is 123, 145, 129: 123 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9181?: The complementary color is #917B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.