What color is #7BA88B?

#7BA88B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BA88B?

The RGB value is 123, 168, 139: 123 red, 168 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA88B?

The complementary color is #A87B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA88B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA88B color

#7BA88B rgb(123, 168, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BA88B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 65.9% green and 54.5% blue (123, 168, 139).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#7BA88B color codes

HEX	`#7BA88B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 168, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 65.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.03, -21.26, 10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.03, 23.56, 154.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.83, 34.079, 29.585)`
Decimal	`8104075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA88B, 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 #7BA88B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA88B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #7BA88B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba88b; }
.text { color: #7ba88b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba88b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 168 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba88b, #7ba8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BA88B?: #7BA88B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BA88B?: The RGB value is 123, 168, 139: 123 red, 168 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA88B?: The complementary color is #A87B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA88B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.