What color is #7BAC69?

#7BAC69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAC69?

The RGB value is 123, 172, 105: 123 red, 172 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAC69?

The complementary color is #9A69AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAC69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAC69 color

#7BAC69 rgb(123, 172, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAC69 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.5% green and 41.2% blue (123, 172, 105).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#7BAC69 color codes

HEX	`#7BAC69`
RGB	`rgb(123, 172, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 39%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -29.12, 29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 41.36, 134.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.47, 34.735, 18.724)`
Decimal	`8105065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAC69, 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 #7BAC69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAC69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #7BAC69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bac69; }
.text { color: #7bac69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bac69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 172 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bac69, #69ac79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #7BAC69?: #7BAC69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAC69?: The RGB value is 123, 172, 105: 123 red, 172 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAC69?: The complementary color is #9A69AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAC69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.