What color is #7AB296?

#7AB296 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AB296?

The RGB value is 122, 178, 150: 122 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AB296?

The complementary color is #B27A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AB296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AB296 color

#7AB296 rgb(122, 178, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AB296 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 69.8% green and 58.8% blue (122, 178, 150).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#7AB296 color codes

HEX	`#7AB296`
RGB	`rgb(122, 178, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 69.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, -24.39, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 25.83, 160.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.45, 38.179, 34.666)`
Decimal	`8041110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AB296, 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 #7AB296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AB296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #7AB296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ab296; }
.text { color: #7ab296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ab296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 178 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ab296, #7ab2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7AB296?: #7AB296 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AB296?: The RGB value is 122, 178, 150: 122 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AB296?: The complementary color is #B27A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AB296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.