What color is #7B9E8D?

#7B9E8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7B9E8D?

The RGB value is 123, 158, 141: 123 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9E8D?

The complementary color is #9E7B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9E8D color

#7B9E8D rgb(123, 158, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9E8D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62% green and 55.3% blue (123, 158, 141).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#7B9E8D color codes

HEX	`#7B9E8D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 158, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, -15.67, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 16.43, 162.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.202, 30.587, 29.77)`
Decimal	`8101517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9E8D, 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 #7B9E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #7B9E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9e8d; }
.text { color: #7b9e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 158 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9e8d, #7b9e9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7B9E8D?: #7B9E8D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7B9E8D?: The RGB value is 123, 158, 141: 123 red, 158 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9E8D?: The complementary color is #9E7B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.