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#7BAD88 Color

#7BAD88 is rgb(123, 173, 136) in RGB, hsl(136, 23%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BAD88
HEX#7BAD88
RGBrgb(123, 173, 136)
HSLhsl(136, 23%, 58%)
HSVhsv(136, 29%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.076 152.2)
LABlab(66.41% -23.12 13.53)
LCHlch(66.41% 26.79 149.67)

What #7BAD88 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7BAD88, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.14Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.19Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.9Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.94Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.27Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.88

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#7BAD88 Channel Values

How #7BAD88 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 123 · G 173 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 23% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 29% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BAD88 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BAD88 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BAD88

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BAD88; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BAD88
Complementary
#AD7B9F
Analogous
#87AD7B
Analogous
#7BADA1
Triadic
#887BAD
Triadic
#AD887B
Split comp.
#A17BAD
Split comp.
#AD7B87

Tints & Shades of #7BAD88

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8EB899
#9EC2A7
#B1CEB8
#C3DAC9
#D6E5DA
#E6EFE8

Shades

#629D72
#548762
#456E50
#35553D
#253C2B
#18261B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BAD88.

How #7BAD88 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7BAD88
Protanopia#A6A688
Protanomaly#97A988
Deuteranopia#9F9F8A
Deuteranomaly#92A589
Tritanopia#81A9A9
Tritanomaly#7FAB9D
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BAD88 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7bad88: #7BAD88;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BAD88;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bad88': '#7BAD88' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.678, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_7bad88">#7BAD88</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BAD88"

More Green Colors

#7BAD88 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BAD88 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BAD88?

#7BAD88 is a mid-tone green — rgb(123, 173, 136) in RGB and hsl(136, 23%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #7BAD88?

#7BAD88 is rgb(123, 173, 136) — red 123, green 173, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BAD88?

#7BAD88 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BAD88 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BAD88 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BAD88 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BAD88 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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