What color is #7B9591?

#7B9591 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 #7B9591?

The RGB value is 123, 149, 145: 123 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9591?

The complementary color is #957B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9591 color

#7B9591 rgb(123, 149, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B9591 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.9% blue (123, 149, 145).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#7B9591 color codes

HEX	`#7B9591`
RGB	`rgb(123, 149, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -9.99, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 10.03, 185.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.025, 27.749, 30.873)`
Decimal	`8099217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9591, 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 #7B9591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #7B9591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9591; }
.text { color: #7b9591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 149 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9591, #7b8c95); }

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Questions

What color is #7B9591?: #7B9591 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 #7B9591?: The RGB value is 123, 149, 145: 123 red, 149 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9591?: The complementary color is #957B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.