What color is #7B987A?

#7B987A 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 #7B987A?

The RGB value is 123, 152, 122: 123 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B987A?

The complementary color is #977A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B987A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B987A color

#7B987A rgb(123, 152, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B987A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 59.6% green and 47.8% blue (123, 152, 122).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#7B987A color codes

HEX	`#7B987A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 152, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 59.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -16.22, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 20.48, 142.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.909, 28.072, 22.62)`
Decimal	`8099962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B987A, 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 #7B987A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B987A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #7B987A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b987a; }
.text { color: #7b987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b987a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 152 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b987a, #7a9888); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B987A?: #7B987A 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 #7B987A?: The RGB value is 123, 152, 122: 123 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B987A?: The complementary color is #977A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B987A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.