What color is #7B9C79?

#7B9C79 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 #7B9C79?

The RGB value is 123, 156, 121: 123 red, 156 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9C79?

The complementary color is #9A799C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9C79 color

#7B9C79 rgb(123, 156, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9C79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.2% green and 47.5% blue (123, 156, 121).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#7B9C79 color codes

HEX	`#7B9C79`
RGB	`rgb(123, 156, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.1, -18.5, 14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.1, 23.61, 141.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.507, 29.368, 22.515)`
Decimal	`8100985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9C79, 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 #7B9C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #7B9C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9c79; }
.text { color: #7b9c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 156 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9c79, #799c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9C79?: #7B9C79 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 #7B9C79?: The RGB value is 123, 156, 121: 123 red, 156 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9C79?: The complementary color is #9A799C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.