What color is #7BAC92?

#7BAC92 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAC92?

The RGB value is 123, 172, 146: 123 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAC92?

The complementary color is #AC7B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAC92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAC92 color

#7BAC92 rgb(123, 172, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAC92 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.5% green and 57.3% blue (123, 172, 146).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#7BAC92 color codes

HEX	`#7BAC92`
RGB	`rgb(123, 172, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -21.88, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 23.36, 159.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.108, 35.79, 32.616)`
Decimal	`8105106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAC92, 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 #7BAC92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAC92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #7BAC92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bac92; }
.text { color: #7bac92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bac92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 172 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bac92, #7bacab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAC92?: #7BAC92 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAC92?: The RGB value is 123, 172, 146: 123 red, 172 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAC92?: The complementary color is #AC7B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAC92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.