What color is #7BA098?

#7BA098 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BA098?

The RGB value is 123, 160, 152: 123 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA098?

The complementary color is #A07B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA098 color

#7BA098 rgb(123, 160, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BA098 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 62.7% green and 59.6% blue (123, 160, 152).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#7BA098 color codes

HEX	`#7BA098`
RGB	`rgb(123, 160, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 62.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -14.38, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 14.38, 179.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.405, 31.619, 34.411)`
Decimal	`8102040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA098, 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 #7BA098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #7BA098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba098; }
.text { color: #7ba098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 160 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba098, #7b95a0); }

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Questions

What color is #7BA098?: #7BA098 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BA098?: The RGB value is 123, 160, 152: 123 red, 160 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA098?: The complementary color is #A07B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.