What color is #7BD5BD?

#7BD5BD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7BD5BD?

The RGB value is 123, 213, 189: 123 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7BD5BD?

The complementary color is #D57B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7BD5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7BD5BD color

#7BD5BD rgb(123, 213, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #7BD5BD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.2% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (123, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 52% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#7BD5BD color codes

HEX	`#7BD5BD`
RGB	`rgb(123, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.2%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 52%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 42%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, -32.59, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 32.77, 173.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.144, 55.471, 56.673)`
Decimal	`8115645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7BD5BD, 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 #7BD5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7BD5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #7BD5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7bd5bd; }
.text { color: #7bd5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7bd5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(123 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7bd5bd, #7bc0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #7BD5BD?: #7BD5BD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7BD5BD?: The RGB value is 123, 213, 189: 123 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7BD5BD?: The complementary color is #D57B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7BD5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.