What color is #7BA986?

#7BA986 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BA986?

The RGB value is 123, 169, 134: 123 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BA986?

The complementary color is #A97B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BA986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BA986 color

#7BA986 rgb(123, 169, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BA986 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 66.3% green and 52.5% blue (123, 169, 134).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#7BA986 color codes

HEX	`#7BA986`
RGB	`rgb(123, 169, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 66.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -22.73, 13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 26.28, 149.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.658, 34.307, 27.767)`
Decimal	`8104326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BA986, 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 #7BA986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BA986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #7BA986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ba986; }
.text { color: #7ba986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ba986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 169 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ba986, #7ba99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BA986?: #7BA986 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BA986?: The RGB value is 123, 169, 134: 123 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BA986?: The complementary color is #A97B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BA986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.