What color is #7BA29C?

#7BA29C 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 #7BA29C?

The RGB value is 123, 162, 156: 123 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA29C?

The complementary color is #A27B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA29C color

#7BA29C rgb(123, 162, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BA29C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 63.5% green and 61.2% blue (123, 162, 156).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#7BA29C color codes

HEX	`#7BA29C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 162, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 63.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, -14.55, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 14.61, 184.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.088, 32.451, 36.282)`
Decimal	`8102556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA29C, 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 #7BA29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #7BA29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba29c; }
.text { color: #7ba29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 162 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba29c, #7b94a2); }

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Questions

What color is #7BA29C?: #7BA29C 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 #7BA29C?: The RGB value is 123, 162, 156: 123 red, 162 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA29C?: The complementary color is #A27B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.