What color is #7BB48C?

#7BB48C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB48C?

The RGB value is 123, 180, 140: 123 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB48C?

The complementary color is #B47BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB48C color

#7BB48C rgb(123, 180, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BB48C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 70.6% green and 54.9% blue (123, 180, 140).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#7BB48C color codes

HEX	`#7BB48C`
RGB	`rgb(123, 180, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 70.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, -27.05, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 30.73, 151.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.222, 38.746, 30.745)`
Decimal	`8107148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB48C, 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 #7BB48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #7BB48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb48c; }
.text { color: #7bb48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 180 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb48c, #7bb4a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7BB48C?: #7BB48C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB48C?: The RGB value is 123, 180, 140: 123 red, 180 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB48C?: The complementary color is #B47BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.