What color is #7B9571?

#7B9571 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 #7B9571?

The RGB value is 123, 149, 113: 123 red, 149 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9571?

The complementary color is #8B7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9571 color

#7B9571 rgb(123, 149, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9571 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58.4% green and 44.3% blue (123, 149, 113).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 15% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#7B9571 color codes

HEX	`#7B9571`
RGB	`rgb(123, 149, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, -16.25, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 22.85, 135.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.896, 26.898, 19.658)`
Decimal	`8099185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9571, 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 #7B9571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #7B9571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9571; }
.text { color: #7b9571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 149 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9571, #719579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9571?: #7B9571 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 #7B9571?: The RGB value is 123, 149, 113: 123 red, 149 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9571?: The complementary color is #8B7195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.