What color is #7BAB78?

#7BAB78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAB78?

The RGB value is 123, 171, 120: 123 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAB78?

The complementary color is #A878AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAB78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAB78 color

#7BAB78 rgb(123, 171, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAB78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.1% green and 47.1% blue (123, 171, 120).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#7BAB78 color codes

HEX	`#7BAB78`
RGB	`rgb(123, 171, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -26.25, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 33.79, 140.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.12, 34.692, 23.086)`
Decimal	`8104824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAB78, 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 #7BAB78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAB78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #7BAB78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bab78; }
.text { color: #7bab78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bab78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 171 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bab78, #78ab8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAB78?: #7BAB78 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAB78?: The RGB value is 123, 171, 120: 123 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAB78?: The complementary color is #A878AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAB78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.