What color is #7CB188?

#7CB188 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB188?

The RGB value is 124, 177, 136: 124 red, 177 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB188?

The complementary color is #B17CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB188 color

#7CB188 rgb(124, 177, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB188 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 69.4% green and 53.3% blue (124, 177, 136).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#7CB188 color codes

HEX	`#7CB188`
RGB	`rgb(124, 177, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 69.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -26.01, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 30.29, 149.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.477, 37.506, 29.027)`
Decimal	`8171912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB188, 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 #7CB188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #7CB188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb188; }
.text { color: #7cb188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 177 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb188, #7cb1a3); }

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Questions

What color is #7CB188?: #7CB188 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB188?: The RGB value is 124, 177, 136: 124 red, 177 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB188?: The complementary color is #B17CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.