What color is #7BAA8B?

#7BAA8B 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 #7BAA8B?

The RGB value is 123, 170, 139: 123 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAA8B?

The complementary color is #AA7B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAA8B color

#7BAA8B rgb(123, 170, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAA8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 66.7% green and 54.5% blue (123, 170, 139).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#7BAA8B color codes

HEX	`#7BAA8B`
RGB	`rgb(123, 170, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 66.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, -22.27, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 24.83, 153.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.202, 34.823, 29.709)`
Decimal	`8104587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAA8B, 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 #7BAA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #7BAA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7baa8b; }
.text { color: #7baa8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7baa8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 170 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7baa8b, #7baaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAA8B?: #7BAA8B 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 #7BAA8B?: The RGB value is 123, 170, 139: 123 red, 170 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAA8B?: The complementary color is #AA7B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.