What color is #7B9C8F?

#7B9C8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9C8F?

The RGB value is 123, 156, 143: 123 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9C8F?

The complementary color is #9C7B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9C8F color

#7B9C8F rgb(123, 156, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9C8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.2% green and 56.1% blue (123, 156, 143).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#7B9C8F color codes

HEX	`#7B9C8F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 156, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.63, -14.19, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.63, 14.51, 167.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.013, 29.97, 30.448)`
Decimal	`8101007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9C8F, 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 #7B9C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #7B9C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9c8f; }
.text { color: #7b9c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 156 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9c8f, #7b999c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7B9C8F?: #7B9C8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9C8F?: The RGB value is 123, 156, 143: 123 red, 156 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9C8F?: The complementary color is #9C7B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.