What color is #7B9370?

#7B9370 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 #7B9370?

The RGB value is 123, 147, 112: 123 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9370?

The complementary color is #887093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9370 color

#7B9370 rgb(123, 147, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 57.6% green and 43.9% blue (123, 147, 112).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#7B9370 color codes

HEX	`#7B9370`
RGB	`rgb(123, 147, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 57.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.27, -15.36, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.27, 22.03, 134.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.526, 26.248, 19.258)`
Decimal	`8098672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9370, 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 #7B9370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #7B9370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9370; }
.text { color: #7b9370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 147 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9370, #709376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9370?: #7B9370 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 #7B9370?: The RGB value is 123, 147, 112: 123 red, 147 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9370?: The complementary color is #887093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.