What color is #7B9934?

#7B9934 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9934?

The RGB value is 123, 153, 52: 123 red, 153 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9934?

The complementary color is #523499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9934?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9934 color

#7B9934 rgb(123, 153, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9934 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 60% green and 20.4% blue (123, 153, 52).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#7B9934 color codes

HEX	`#7B9934`
RGB	`rgb(123, 153, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 60%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 66%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, -25.84, 47.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 54.4, 118.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.18, 27.241, 7.443)`
Decimal	`8100148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9934, 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 #7B9934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #7B9934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9934; }
.text { color: #7b9934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 153 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9934, #499934); }

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Questions

What color is #7B9934?: #7B9934 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9934?: The RGB value is 123, 153, 52: 123 red, 153 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9934?: The complementary color is #523499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9934?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.