What color is #7B9279?

#7B9279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9279?

The RGB value is 123, 146, 121: 123 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9279?

The complementary color is #907992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9279 color

#7B9279 rgb(123, 146, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9279 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 57.3% green and 47.5% blue (123, 146, 121).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#7B9279 color codes

HEX	`#7B9279`
RGB	`rgb(123, 146, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 57.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -13.21, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 16.92, 141.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.898, 26.149, 21.979)`
Decimal	`8098425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9279, 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 #7B9279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #7B9279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9279; }
.text { color: #7b9279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 146 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9279, #799284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #7B9279?: #7B9279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9279?: The RGB value is 123, 146, 121: 123 red, 146 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9279?: The complementary color is #907992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.