What color is #7B997E?

#7B997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B997E?

The RGB value is 123, 153, 126: 123 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B997E?

The complementary color is #997B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B997E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B997E color

#7B997E rgb(123, 153, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B997E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 60% green and 49.4% blue (123, 153, 126).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#7B997E color codes

HEX	`#7B997E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 153, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 60%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -16, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 19.3, 146.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.325, 28.499, 24.007)`
Decimal	`8100222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B997E, 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 #7B997E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B997E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #7B997E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b997e; }
.text { color: #7b997e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b997e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 153 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b997e, #7b998d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B997E?: #7B997E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B997E?: The RGB value is 123, 153, 126: 123 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B997E?: The complementary color is #997B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B997E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.