What color is #7B9470?

#7B9470 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 #7B9470?

The RGB value is 123, 148, 112: 123 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9470?

The complementary color is #897094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9470 color

#7B9470 rgb(123, 148, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9470 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58% green and 43.9% blue (123, 148, 112).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% 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 6.31:1).

#7B9470 color codes

HEX	`#7B9470`
RGB	`rgb(123, 148, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -15.89, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 22.69, 134.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.682, 26.56, 19.31)`
Decimal	`8098928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9470, 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 #7B9470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #7B9470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9470; }
.text { color: #7b9470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 148 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9470, #709477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9470?: #7B9470 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 #7B9470?: The RGB value is 123, 148, 112: 123 red, 148 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9470?: The complementary color is #897094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.