What color is #7B9371?

#7B9371 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 #7B9371?

The RGB value is 123, 147, 113: 123 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9371?

The complementary color is #897193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9371?

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.

#7B9371 color

#7B9371 rgb(123, 147, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9371 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 57.6% green and 44.3% blue (123, 147, 113).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7B9371 color codes

HEX	`#7B9371`
RGB	`rgb(123, 147, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 57.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, -15.19, 15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 21.53, 134.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.582, 26.27, 19.553)`
Decimal	`8098673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9371, 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 #7B9371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9371 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 #7B9371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9371; }
.text { color: #7b9371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 147 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9371, #719378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9371?: #7B9371 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 #7B9371?: The RGB value is 123, 147, 113: 123 red, 147 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9371?: The complementary color is #897193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9371?: 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.