What color is #7BD181?

#7BD181 is a light, desaturated green known as Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Lettuce?

The RGB value is 123, 209, 129: 123 red, 209 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Electric Lettuce?

The complementary color is #D17BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BD181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Lettuce color: hex code #7BD181

#7BD181 rgb(123, 209, 129)

Shades of green

Electric Lettuce has the hex code #7BD181. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 82% green and 50.6% blue (123, 209, 129).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

Electric Lettuce (#7BD181) color codes

HEX	`#7BD181`
RGB	`rgb(123, 209, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 82%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.92, -42.36, 31.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.92, 52.94, 143.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.93, 51.395, 28.844)`
Decimal	`8114561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Lettuce, 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 #7BD181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BD181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	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 #7BD181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bd181; }
.text { color: #7bd181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bd181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 209 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bd181, #7bd1ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7BD181 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7BD181?: #7BD181 is a light, desaturated green known as Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Lettuce?: The RGB value is 123, 209, 129: 123 red, 209 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Lettuce?: The complementary color is #D17BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BD181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.