What color is #7BA39B?

#7BA39B 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 #7BA39B?

The RGB value is 123, 163, 155: 123 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA39B?

The complementary color is #A37B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA39B color

#7BA39B rgb(123, 163, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7BA39B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 63.9% green and 60.8% blue (123, 163, 155).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#7BA39B color codes

HEX	`#7BA39B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 163, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 63.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -15.31, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 15.31, 181.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.18, 32.771, 35.897)`
Decimal	`8102811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA39B, 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 #7BA39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #7BA39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba39b; }
.text { color: #7ba39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 163 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba39b, #7b97a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BA39B?: #7BA39B 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 #7BA39B?: The RGB value is 123, 163, 155: 123 red, 163 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA39B?: The complementary color is #A37B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.