What color is #7AC57B?

#7AC57B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AC57B?

The RGB value is 122, 197, 123: 122 red, 197 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AC57B?

The complementary color is #C57AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AC57B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AC57B color

#7AC57B rgb(122, 197, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AC57B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 77.3% green and 48.2% blue (122, 197, 123).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 39% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#7AC57B color codes

HEX	`#7AC57B`
RGB	`rgb(122, 197, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 77.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 39%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 38%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.22, -38.31, 29.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.22, 48.64, 141.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.566, 45.498, 25.854)`
Decimal	`8045947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AC57B, 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 #7AC57B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AC57B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #7AC57B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ac57b; }
.text { color: #7ac57b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ac57b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 197 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ac57b, #7ac5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #7AC57B?: #7AC57B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AC57B?: The RGB value is 122, 197, 123: 122 red, 197 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AC57B?: The complementary color is #C57AC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AC57B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.