What color is #7BAB8D?

#7BAB8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAB8D?

The RGB value is 123, 171, 141: 123 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAB8D?

The complementary color is #AB7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAB8D color

#7BAB8D rgb(123, 171, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAB8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.1% green and 55.3% blue (123, 171, 141).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#7BAB8D color codes

HEX	`#7BAB8D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 171, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.95, -22.38, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.95, 24.66, 155.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.537, 35.259, 30.549)`
Decimal	`8104845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAB8D, 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 #7BAB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #7BAB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bab8d; }
.text { color: #7bab8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bab8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 171 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bab8d, #7baba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAB8D?: #7BAB8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAB8D?: The RGB value is 123, 171, 141: 123 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAB8D?: The complementary color is #AB7B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.