What color is #7BA05B?

#7BA05B is a desaturated green known as Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frankenstein?

The RGB value is 123, 160, 91: 123 red, 160 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frankenstein?

The complementary color is #805BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA05B?

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.

Frankenstein color: hex code #7BA05B

#7BA05B rgb(123, 160, 91)

Shades of green

Frankenstein has the hex code #7BA05B. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62.7% green and 35.7% blue (123, 160, 91).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 37% black.

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

Frankenstein (#7BA05B) color codes

HEX	`#7BA05B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 160, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 43%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, -25.23, 31.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 40.66, 128.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.627, 30.107, 14.515)`
Decimal	`8101979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frankenstein, 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 #7BA05B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA05B 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 #7BA05B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba05b; }
.text { color: #7ba05b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba05b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 160 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba05b, #5ba05e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7BA05B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7BA05B?: #7BA05B is a desaturated green known as Frankenstein. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frankenstein?: The RGB value is 123, 160, 91: 123 red, 160 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frankenstein?: The complementary color is #805BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA05B?: 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.