What color is #7BB575?

#7BB575 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BB575?

The RGB value is 123, 181, 117: 123 red, 181 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB575?

The complementary color is #AF75B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB575 color

#7BB575 rgb(123, 181, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BB575 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 71% green and 45.9% blue (123, 181, 117).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#7BB575 color codes

HEX	`#7BB575`
RGB	`rgb(123, 181, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 71%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 35%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, -31.57, 26.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 41.4, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.902, 38.542, 22.795)`
Decimal	`8107381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB575, 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 #7BB575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #7BB575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb575; }
.text { color: #7bb575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 181 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb575, #75b58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #7BB575?: #7BB575 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BB575?: The RGB value is 123, 181, 117: 123 red, 181 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB575?: The complementary color is #AF75B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.