What color is #7CB97B?

#7CB97B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB97B?

The RGB value is 124, 185, 123: 124 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB97B?

The complementary color is #B87BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB97B color

#7CB97B rgb(124, 185, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB97B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 72.5% green and 48.2% blue (124, 185, 123).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 31% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#7CB97B color codes

HEX	`#7CB97B`
RGB	`rgb(124, 185, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 72.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 31%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.76, -32.15, 25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.76, 40.98, 141.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.235, 40.412, 24.995)`
Decimal	`8173947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB97B, 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 #7CB97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #7CB97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb97b; }
.text { color: #7cb97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 185 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb97b, #7bb999); }

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Questions

What color is #7CB97B?: #7CB97B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB97B?: The RGB value is 124, 185, 123: 124 red, 185 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB97B?: The complementary color is #B87BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.