What color is #7BAF77?

#7BAF77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BAF77?

The RGB value is 123, 175, 119: 123 red, 175 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAF77?

The complementary color is #AB77AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAF77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAF77 color

#7BAF77 rgb(123, 175, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAF77 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 68.6% green and 46.7% blue (123, 175, 119).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#7BAF77 color codes

HEX	`#7BAF77`
RGB	`rgb(123, 175, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 68.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, -28.37, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 36.77, 140.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.827, 36.202, 23.023)`
Decimal	`8105847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAF77, 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 #7BAF77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAF77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #7BAF77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7baf77; }
.text { color: #7baf77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7baf77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 175 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7baf77, #77af8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAF77?: #7BAF77 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BAF77?: The RGB value is 123, 175, 119: 123 red, 175 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAF77?: The complementary color is #AB77AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAF77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.