What color is #7CB183?

#7CB183 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB183?

The RGB value is 124, 177, 131: 124 red, 177 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB183?

The complementary color is #B17CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB183 color

#7CB183 rgb(124, 177, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB183 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 69.4% green and 51.4% blue (124, 177, 131).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#7CB183 color codes

HEX	`#7CB183`
RGB	`rgb(124, 177, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 69.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.55, -26.93, 18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.55, 32.44, 146.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.13, 37.367, 27.199)`
Decimal	`8171907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB183, 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 #7CB183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #7CB183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb183; }
.text { color: #7cb183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 177 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb183, #7cb19e); }

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Questions

What color is #7CB183?: #7CB183 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB183?: The RGB value is 124, 177, 131: 124 red, 177 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB183?: The complementary color is #B17CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.