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#7AAD2E Color

#7AAD2E is rgb(122, 173, 46) in RGB, hsl(84, 58%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 73%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AAD2E
HEX#7AAD2E
RGBrgb(122, 173, 46)
HSLhsl(84, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(84, 73%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 73%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.163 129.2)
LABlab(65.32% -31.82 55.46)
LCHlch(65.32% 63.93 119.84)

What #7AAD2E 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 #7AAD2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 8.38Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.16Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 14.3Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 15.37Citron#9FA91FΔE 17.84Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 18.5

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

#7AAD2E Channel Values

How #7AAD2E 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 122 · G 173 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 58% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 73% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AAD2E 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AAD2E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AAD2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AAD2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AAD2E
Complementary
#612EAD
Analogous
#ADA12E
Analogous
#3BAD2E
Triadic
#2E7AAD
Triadic
#AD2E7A
Split comp.
#2E3BAD
Split comp.
#A12EAD

Tints & Shades of #7AAD2E

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

#91CB3A
#A3D35A
#B5DC7A
#C4E396
#D6ECB6
#E8F4D7

Shades

#699528
#5B8122
#4A691C
#3C5516
#2B3C10
#1C280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AAD2E.

How #7AAD2E 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#7AAD2E
Protanopia#A6A62F
Protanomaly#96A92F
Deuteranopia#9E9E33
Deuteranomaly#91A431
Tritanopia#88A3A3
Tritanomaly#82A784
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AAD2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7aad2e: #7AAD2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AAD2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aad2e': '#7AAD2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.678, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_7aad2e">#7AAD2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AAD2E"

More Green Colors

#7AAD2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AAD2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AAD2E?

#7AAD2E is a mid-tone green — rgb(122, 173, 46) in RGB and hsl(84, 58%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #7AAD2E?

#7AAD2E is rgb(122, 173, 46) — red 122, green 173, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AAD2E?

#7AAD2E converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 73%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AAD2E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AAD2E scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AAD2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AAD2E 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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