What color is #7B9677?

#7B9677 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9677?

The RGB value is 123, 150, 119: 123 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9677?

The complementary color is #927796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9677 color

#7B9677 rgb(123, 150, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9677 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 58.8% green and 46.7% blue (123, 150, 119).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#7B9677 color codes

HEX	`#7B9677`
RGB	`rgb(123, 150, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 58.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, -15.71, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 20.57, 139.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.404, 27.355, 21.549)`
Decimal	`8099447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9677, 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 #7B9677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #7B9677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9677; }
.text { color: #7b9677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 150 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9677, #779683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9677?: #7B9677 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9677?: The RGB value is 123, 150, 119: 123 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9677?: The complementary color is #927796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.