What color is #7BAD8E?

#7BAD8E 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 #7BAD8E?

The RGB value is 123, 173, 142: 123 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAD8E?

The complementary color is #AD7B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAD8E color

#7BAD8E rgb(123, 173, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAD8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (123, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% 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 8.21:1).

#7BAD8E color codes

HEX	`#7BAD8E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, -23.19, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 25.53, 155.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.993, 36.05, 31.069)`
Decimal	`8105358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAD8E, 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 #7BAD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #7BAD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bad8e; }
.text { color: #7bad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bad8e, #7bada7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAD8E?: #7BAD8E 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 #7BAD8E?: The RGB value is 123, 173, 142: 123 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAD8E?: The complementary color is #AD7B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.