What color is #7BAF8D?

#7BAF8D 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 #7BAF8D?

The RGB value is 123, 175, 141: 123 red, 175 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BAF8D?

The complementary color is #AF7B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BAF8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BAF8D color

#7BAF8D rgb(123, 175, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BAF8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 68.6% green and 55.3% blue (123, 175, 141).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#7BAF8D color codes

HEX	`#7BAF8D`
RGB	`rgb(123, 175, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 68.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.12, -24.39, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.12, 27.19, 153.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.304, 36.793, 30.804)`
Decimal	`8105869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BAF8D, 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 #7BAF8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BAF8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #7BAF8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7baf8d; }
.text { color: #7baf8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7baf8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 175 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7baf8d, #7bafa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BAF8D?: #7BAF8D 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 #7BAF8D?: The RGB value is 123, 175, 141: 123 red, 175 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BAF8D?: The complementary color is #AF7B9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BAF8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.