What color is #7CB993?

#7CB993 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7CB993?

The RGB value is 124, 185, 147: 124 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7CB993?

The complementary color is #B97CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7CB993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7CB993 color

#7CB993 rgb(124, 185, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #7CB993 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 48.6% red, 72.5% green and 57.6% blue (124, 185, 147).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#7CB993 color codes

HEX	`#7CB993`
RGB	`rgb(124, 185, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(48.6%, 72.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -27.81, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 30.76, 154.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.926, 41.088, 33.899)`
Decimal	`8173971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7CB993, 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 #7CB993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7CB993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #7CB993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7cb993; }
.text { color: #7cb993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7cb993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(124 185 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7cb993, #7cb9b2); }

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Questions

What color is #7CB993?: #7CB993 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7CB993?: The RGB value is 124, 185, 147: 124 red, 185 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7CB993?: The complementary color is #B97CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7CB993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.