What color is #7B9D9A?

#7B9D9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9D9A?

The RGB value is 123, 157, 154: 123 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9D9A?

The complementary color is #9D7B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9D9A color

#7B9D9A rgb(123, 157, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #7B9D9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 61.6% green and 60.4% blue (123, 157, 154).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#7B9D9A color codes

HEX	`#7B9D9A`
RGB	`rgb(123, 157, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 61.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -12.33, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 12.54, 190.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.056, 30.657, 35.11)`
Decimal	`8101274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9D9A, 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 #7B9D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #7B9D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9d9a; }
.text { color: #7b9d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 157 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9d9a, #7b8f9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7B9D9A?: #7B9D9A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9D9A?: The RGB value is 123, 157, 154: 123 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9D9A?: The complementary color is #9D7B7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.