What color is #7BB278?

#7BB278 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB278?

The RGB value is 123, 178, 120: 123 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB278?

The complementary color is #AF78B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB278 color

#7BB278 rgb(123, 178, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BB278 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 69.8% green and 47.1% blue (123, 178, 120).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 30% 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 8.48:1).

#7BB278 color codes

HEX	`#7BB278`
RGB	`rgb(123, 178, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 69.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, -29.65, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 38.19, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.478, 37.407, 23.538)`
Decimal	`8106616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB278, 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 #7BB278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #7BB278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb278; }
.text { color: #7bb278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 178 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb278, #78b292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BB278?: #7BB278 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB278?: The RGB value is 123, 178, 120: 123 red, 178 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB278?: The complementary color is #AF78B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.