What color is #7B9271?

#7B9271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9271?

The RGB value is 123, 146, 113: 123 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9271?

The complementary color is #887192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9271?

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.

#7B9271 color

#7B9271 rgb(123, 146, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9271 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 57.3% green and 44.3% blue (123, 146, 113).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B9271 color codes

HEX	`#7B9271`
RGB	`rgb(123, 146, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 57.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, -14.66, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 20.86, 134.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.427, 25.961, 19.502)`
Decimal	`8098417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9271, 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 #7B9271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9271 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 #7B9271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9271; }
.text { color: #7b9271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 146 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9271, #719277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9271?: #7B9271 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9271?: The RGB value is 123, 146, 113: 123 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9271?: The complementary color is #887192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9271?: 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.