What color is #7BCDB7?

#7BCDB7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BCDB7?

The RGB value is 123, 205, 183: 123 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BCDB7?

The complementary color is #CD7B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BCDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BCDB7 color

#7BCDB7 rgb(123, 205, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BCDB7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 80.4% green and 71.8% blue (123, 205, 183).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#7BCDB7 color codes

HEX	`#7BCDB7`
RGB	`rgb(123, 205, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 80.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, -30.14, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 30.3, 174.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.544, 51.29, 52.659)`
Decimal	`8113591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BCDB7, 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 #7BCDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BCDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #7BCDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bcdb7; }
.text { color: #7bcdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bcdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 205 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bcdb7, #7bbacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7BCDB7?: #7BCDB7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BCDB7?: The RGB value is 123, 205, 183: 123 red, 205 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BCDB7?: The complementary color is #CD7B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BCDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.