What color is #7B9C97?

#7B9C97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9C97?

The RGB value is 123, 156, 151: 123 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9C97?

The complementary color is #9C7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9C97 color

#7B9C97 rgb(123, 156, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B9C97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.2% green and 59.2% blue (123, 156, 151).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#7B9C97 color codes

HEX	`#7B9C97`
RGB	`rgb(123, 156, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, -12.46, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 12.52, 185.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.641, 30.221, 33.754)`
Decimal	`8101015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9C97, 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 #7B9C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #7B9C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9c97; }
.text { color: #7b9c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 156 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9c97, #7b919c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B9C97?: #7B9C97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9C97?: The RGB value is 123, 156, 151: 123 red, 156 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9C97?: The complementary color is #9C7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.