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#7bd2ac

a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Medium Aqua Marine

RGB
123, 210, 172
HSL
154°, 49%, 65%
CMYK
41, 0, 18, 18
Luminance
0.5328

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7bd2ac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7bd2ac
Hue
154°
green
Saturation
49%
vivid
Lightness
65%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5328
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
77/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.66:1
Closest name
Medium Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 2.7
Where it sits
Hue154° of 360°
Saturation49%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool77% 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#7bd2ac
RGBrgb(123, 210, 172)
HSLhsl(154, 49%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 18%, 18%)
LABlab(78.0 -34.9 10.7)
LCHlch(78.0 36.5 163.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.798 0.101 164.2)
Decimal8114860
Display P3color(display-p3 0.482 0.824 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7bd2ac;
background-color: #7bd2ac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7bd2ac] bg-[#7bd2ac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7bd2ac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.482, green: 0.824, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7bd2ac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7BD2AC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 210, 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 #7bd2ac · 11.66:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.66:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7bd2ac as text scores 1.80:1 on white and 11.66:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7bd2ac on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7bd2ac on black: 11.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CFC7AA
deuteranopia · #C1BDAE
tritanopia · #63D2C7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7bd2ac is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FAF8
#EAF6F0
#CFECE0
#ABE3CA
#7bd2ac
#58C696
#3EB782
#34986C
#297A57
#215941
#153828
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F4FAF8Darkest = 950 · #153828
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FAF8;
  --brand-100: #EAF6F0;
  --brand-200: #CFECE0;
  --brand-300: #ABE3CA;
  --brand-400: #7bd2ac;
  --brand-500: #58C696;
  --brand-600: #3EB782;
  --brand-700: #34986C;
  --brand-800: #297A57;
  --brand-900: #215941;
  --brand-950: #153828;
  --brand: #7bd2ac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7bd2ac

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C2EAD9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B78
Captions on the surface
Accent#9D2F7A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#205F44
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF9F3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #7bd2ac

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#D27BA1
Analogous left#7BD280
Analogous right#7BCDD2
Split-complement 1#D27BCD
Split-complement 2#D2807B
Triadic 1#AC7BD2
Triadic 2#D2AC7B
Tetradic#807BD2

RGB percentages

Red48.2%
Green82.4%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow18.1%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#7bd2ac text on a black background

contrast 11.66:1

Card sample

#7bd2ac text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7bd2ac;
Background color
Panel with #7bd2ac background
background-color: #7bd2ac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7bd2ac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(123, 210, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(123, 210, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7bd2ac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7bd2ac, #7BBED2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7bd2ac

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.

#7bd2ac 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#7bd2ac, answered

What color is #7bd2ac?

#7bd2ac is a light vivid green, closest to Medium Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 2.7). It sits at 154° on the hue wheel with 49% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7bd2ac?

rgb(123, 210, 172) — 123 red, 210 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 48.2% / 82.4% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #7bd2ac a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5328 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 11.66:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7bd2ac?

Black. It scores 11.66:1 against #7bd2ac, versus 1.80:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7bd2ac?

#D27BA1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D27BCD and #D2807B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7bd2ac?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C2EAD9 for borders, #4B9B78 for secondary text, #9D2F7A as an accent and #205F44 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7BD280 and #7BCDD2 stays calm, while #D27BA1 is the loudest partner.

What is #7bd2ac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(41%, 0%, 18%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #7bd2ac warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 77 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7BD28C; nudged cooler, #79D4CD.

Work with #7bd2ac in the Color Lab