What color is #7B9E7B?

#7B9E7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9E7B?

The RGB value is 123, 158, 123: 123 red, 158 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9E7B?

The complementary color is #9E7B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9E7B color

#7B9E7B rgb(123, 158, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9E7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62% green and 48.2% blue (123, 158, 123).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#7B9E7B color codes

HEX	`#7B9E7B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 158, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -19.17, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 24, 143.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.969, 30.094, 23.281)`
Decimal	`8101499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9E7B, 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 #7B9E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #7B9E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9e7b; }
.text { color: #7b9e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 158 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9e7b, #7b9e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9E7B?: #7B9E7B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9E7B?: The RGB value is 123, 158, 123: 123 red, 158 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9E7B?: The complementary color is #9E7B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.