What color is #7B9D7F?

#7B9D7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9D7F?

The RGB value is 123, 157, 127: 123 red, 157 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9D7F?

The complementary color is #9D7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9D7F color

#7B9D7F rgb(123, 157, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9D7F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.6% green and 49.8% blue (123, 157, 127).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#7B9D7F color codes

HEX	`#7B9D7F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 157, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, -17.91, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 21.51, 146.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.055, 29.857, 24.57)`
Decimal	`8101247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9D7F, 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 #7B9D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7B9D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #7B9D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9d7f; }
.text { color: #7b9d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 157 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9d7f, #7b9d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9D7F?: #7B9D7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9D7F?: The RGB value is 123, 157, 127: 123 red, 157 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9D7F?: The complementary color is #9D7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.