What color is #7B948C?

#7B948C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B948C?

The RGB value is 123, 148, 140: 123 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B948C?

The complementary color is #947B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B948C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B948C color

#7B948C rgb(123, 148, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B948C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (123, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#7B948C color codes

HEX	`#7B948C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.24, -10.51, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.24, 10.59, 173.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.491, 27.284, 28.834)`
Decimal	`8098956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B948C, 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 #7B948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B948C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #7B948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b948c; }
.text { color: #7b948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b948c, #7b9094); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B948C?: #7B948C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B948C?: The RGB value is 123, 148, 140: 123 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B948C?: The complementary color is #947B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B948C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.