What color is #7BA597?

#7BA597 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BA597?

The RGB value is 123, 165, 151: 123 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA597?

The complementary color is #A57B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA597 color

#7BA597 rgb(123, 165, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BA597 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (123, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#7BA597 color codes

HEX	`#7BA597`
RGB	`rgb(123, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.45, -17.23, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.45, 17.43, 171.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.208, 33.354, 34.277)`
Decimal	`8103319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA597, 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 #7BA597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #7BA597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba597; }
.text { color: #7ba597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba597, #7b9ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #7BA597?: #7BA597 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BA597?: The RGB value is 123, 165, 151: 123 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA597?: The complementary color is #A57B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.