What color is #7AB18E?

#7AB18E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AB18E?

The RGB value is 122, 177, 142: 122 red, 177 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AB18E?

The complementary color is #B17A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AB18E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AB18E color

#7AB18E rgb(122, 177, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AB18E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 69.4% green and 55.7% blue (122, 177, 142).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#7AB18E color codes

HEX	`#7AB18E`
RGB	`rgb(122, 177, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 69.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, -25.5, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 28.29, 154.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.629, 37.533, 31.322)`
Decimal	`8040846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AB18E, 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 #7AB18E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AB18E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #7AB18E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ab18e; }
.text { color: #7ab18e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ab18e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 177 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ab18e, #7ab1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7AB18E?: #7AB18E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AB18E?: The RGB value is 122, 177, 142: 122 red, 177 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AB18E?: The complementary color is #B17A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AB18E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.