What color is #7B9D75?

#7B9D75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9D75?

The RGB value is 123, 157, 117: 123 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9D75?

The complementary color is #97759D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9D75 color

#7B9D75 rgb(123, 157, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9D75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.6% green and 45.9% blue (123, 157, 117).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#7B9D75 color codes

HEX	`#7B9D75`
RGB	`rgb(123, 157, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, -19.72, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 26.16, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.435, 29.609, 21.306)`
Decimal	`8101237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9D75, 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 #7B9D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #7B9D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9d75; }
.text { color: #7b9d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 157 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9d75, #759d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9D75?: #7B9D75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9D75?: The RGB value is 123, 157, 117: 123 red, 157 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9D75?: The complementary color is #97759D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.