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#7BAD8E Color

#7BAD8E is rgb(123, 173, 142) in RGB, hsl(143, 23%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 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 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BAD8E
HEX#7BAD8E
RGBrgb(123, 173, 142)
HSLhsl(143, 23%, 58%)
HSVhsv(143, 29%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.07 156.9)
LABlab(66.52% -22.25 10.42)
LCHlch(66.52% 24.57 154.92)

What #7BAD8E 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 #7BAD8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.21Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.27Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.28Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.67Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.74Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.12

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

#7BAD8E Channel Values

How #7BAD8E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 23% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 29% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BAD8E 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BAD8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BAD8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BAD8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BAD8E
Complementary
#AD7B9A
Analogous
#81AD7B
Analogous
#7BADA7
Triadic
#8E7BAD
Triadic
#AD8E7B
Split comp.
#A77BAD
Split comp.
#AD7B81

Tints & Shades of #7BAD8E

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

#8EB89E
#9EC2AC
#B1CEBC
#C3DACC
#D6E5DC
#E6EFEA

Shades

#629D79
#548768
#456E54
#355541
#253C2E
#18261D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BAD8E.

How #7BAD8E 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#7BAD8E
Protanopia#A6A68E
Protanomaly#97A98E
Deuteranopia#9F9F8F
Deuteranomaly#92A58F
Tritanopia#80A9A9
Tritanomaly#7EAB9F
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BAD8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bad8e: #7BAD8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BAD8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bad8e': '#7BAD8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.678, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_7bad8e">#7BAD8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BAD8E"

More Green Colors

#7BAD8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BAD8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BAD8E?

#7BAD8E is a mid-tone green — rgb(123, 173, 142) in RGB and hsl(143, 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 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #7BAD8E?

#7BAD8E is rgb(123, 173, 142) — red 123, green 173, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BAD8E?

#7BAD8E converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BAD8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BAD8E scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BAD8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BAD8E 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 9.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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