What color is #7BCA8F?

#7BCA8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BCA8F?

The RGB value is 123, 202, 143: 123 red, 202 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BCA8F?

The complementary color is #CA7BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BCA8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BCA8F color

#7BCA8F rgb(123, 202, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BCA8F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 79.2% green and 56.1% blue (123, 202, 143).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#7BCA8F color codes

HEX	`#7BCA8F`
RGB	`rgb(123, 202, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 79.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 39%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -36.87, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 42.95, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.245, 48.433, 33.525)`
Decimal	`8112783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BCA8F, 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 #7BCA8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BCA8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #7BCA8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bca8f; }
.text { color: #7bca8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bca8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 202 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bca8f, #7bcab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #7BCA8F?: #7BCA8F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BCA8F?: The RGB value is 123, 202, 143: 123 red, 202 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BCA8F?: The complementary color is #CA7BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BCA8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.