What color is #7B9F8D?

#7B9F8D 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 #7B9F8D?

The RGB value is 123, 159, 141: 123 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7B9F8D?

The complementary color is #9F7B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7B9F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7B9F8D color

#7B9F8D rgb(123, 159, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7B9F8D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62.4% green and 55.3% blue (123, 159, 141).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#7B9F8D color codes

HEX	`#7B9F8D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 159, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.45, -16.19, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.45, 17.06, 161.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.373, 30.929, 29.827)`
Decimal	`8101773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7B9F8D, 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 #7B9F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7B9F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #7B9F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7b9f8d; }
.text { color: #7b9f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7b9f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 159 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7b9f8d, #7b9f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7B9F8D?: #7B9F8D 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 #7B9F8D?: The RGB value is 123, 159, 141: 123 red, 159 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7B9F8D?: The complementary color is #9F7B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7B9F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.