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#7bfcba

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
123, 252, 186
HSL
149°, 96%, 74%
CMYK
51, 0, 26, 1
Luminance
0.7738

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7bfcba is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7bfcba
Hue
149°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7738
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
75/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.48:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue149° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool75% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7bfcba
RGBrgb(123, 252, 186)
HSLhsl(149, 96%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 26%, 1%)
LABlab(90.5 -50.5 20.9)
LCHlch(90.5 54.7 157.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.900 0.148 159.0)
Decimal8125626
Display P3color(display-p3 0.482 0.988 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7bfcba;
background-color: #7bfcba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7bfcba] bg-[#7bfcba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7bfcba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.482, green: 0.988, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7bfcba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7BFCBA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 252, 123)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #7bfcba · 16.48:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.48:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7bfcba as text scores 1.27:1 on white and 16.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7bfcba on white: 1.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7bfcba on black: 16.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FAECB6
deuteranopia · #E7DEBE
tritanopia · #53FBEA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7bfcba is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF7
#E4FCEF
#C1FADD
#7bfcba
#5AFBA9
#24FA8C
#05EF78
#04C864
#04A050
#07733C
#054825
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF7Darkest = 950 · #054825
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF7;
  --brand-100: #E4FCEF;
  --brand-200: #C1FADD;
  --brand-300: #7bfcba;
  --brand-400: #5AFBA9;
  --brand-500: #24FA8C;
  --brand-600: #05EF78;
  --brand-700: #04C864;
  --brand-800: #04A050;
  --brand-900: #07733C;
  --brand-950: #054825;
  --brand: #7bfcba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7bfcba

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B72
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC009C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#037D3E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEF2
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241C
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7bfcba

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FC7BBD
Analogous left#7CFC7B
Analogous right#7BFCFB
Split-complement 1#FB7BFC
Split-complement 2#FC7B7C
Triadic 1#BA7BFC
Triadic 2#FCBA7B
Tetradic#7B7CFC

RGB percentages

Red48.2%
Green98.8%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow26.2%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#7bfcba text on a black background

contrast 16.48:1

Card sample

#7bfcba text on a white background

contrast 1.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7bfcba;
Background color
Panel with #7bfcba background
background-color: #7bfcba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7bfcba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(123, 252, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(123, 252, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7bfcba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7bfcba, #7BE8FC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7bfcba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7bfcba in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#7bfcba, answered

What color is #7bfcba?

#7bfcba is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 149° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7bfcba?

rgb(123, 252, 186) — 123 red, 252 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 48.2% / 98.8% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #7bfcba a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7738 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.48:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7bfcba?

Black. It scores 16.48:1 against #7bfcba, versus 1.27:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7bfcba?

#FC7BBD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FB7BFC and #FC7B7C, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7bfcba?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD6 for borders, #4B9B72 for secondary text, #CC009C as an accent and #037D3E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7CFC7B and #7BFCFB stays calm, while #FC7BBD is the loudest partner.

What is #7bfcba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(51%, 0%, 26%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #7bfcba warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 75 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7BFC8B; nudged cooler, #79FDEA.

Work with #7bfcba in the Color Lab