What color is #7BB66E?

#7BB66E 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 #7BB66E?

The RGB value is 123, 182, 110: 123 red, 182 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BB66E?

The complementary color is #A96EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BB66E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BB66E color

#7BB66E rgb(123, 182, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BB66E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 71.4% green and 43.1% blue (123, 182, 110).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#7BB66E color codes

HEX	`#7BB66E`
RGB	`rgb(123, 182, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 71.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -33.12, 30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 45.17, 137.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.71, 38.791, 20.776)`
Decimal	`8107630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BB66E, 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 #7BB66E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BB66E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #7BB66E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bb66e; }
.text { color: #7bb66e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bb66e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 182 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bb66e, #6eb685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #7BB66E?: #7BB66E 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 #7BB66E?: The RGB value is 123, 182, 110: 123 red, 182 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BB66E?: The complementary color is #A96EB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BB66E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.