What color is #7B9E80?

#7B9E80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9E80?

The RGB value is 123, 158, 128: 123 red, 158 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9E80?

The complementary color is #9E7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9E80?

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.

#7B9E80 color

#7B9E80 rgb(123, 158, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9E80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62% green and 50.2% blue (123, 158, 128).

Its hue angle is 129°, 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 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#7B9E80 color codes

HEX	`#7B9E80`
RGB	`rgb(123, 158, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -18.24, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 21.72, 147.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.29, 30.222, 24.972)`
Decimal	`8101504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9E80, 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 #7B9E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9E80 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 #7B9E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9e80; }
.text { color: #7b9e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 158 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9e80, #7b9e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #7B9E80?: #7B9E80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9E80?: The RGB value is 123, 158, 128: 123 red, 158 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9E80?: The complementary color is #9E7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9E80?: 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.