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#7AAD76 Color

#7AAD76 is rgb(122, 173, 118) in RGB, hsl(116, 25%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AAD76
HEX#7AAD76
RGBrgb(122, 173, 118)
HSLhsl(116, 25%, 57%)
HSVhsv(116, 32%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.096 142.7)
LABlab(66.05% -25.85 22.73)
LCHlch(66.05% 34.42 138.68)

What #7AAD76 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 #7AAD76, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.54Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.62Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.76Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.34Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.29Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.22

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

#7AAD76 Channel Values

How #7AAD76 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 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 25% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 32% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AAD76 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AAD76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AAD76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AAD76; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AAD76
Complementary
#A976AD
Analogous
#95AD76
Analogous
#76AD8E
Triadic
#767AAD
Triadic
#AD767A
Split comp.
#8E76AD
Split comp.
#AD7695

Tints & Shades of #7AAD76

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

#8CB889
#9FC49C
#B1CFAF
#C1D9BF
#D4E4D2
#E6F0E6

Shades

#629C5E
#548650
#446C41
#365634
#263D24
#182617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AAD76.

How #7AAD76 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#7AAD76
Protanopia#A6A676
Protanomaly#96A976
Deuteranopia#9E9E78
Deuteranomaly#91A477
Tritanopia#82A7A7
Tritanomaly#7FAA96
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AAD76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7aad76: #7AAD76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AAD76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aad76': '#7AAD76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.678, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_7aad76">#7AAD76</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AAD76"

More Green Colors

#7AAD76 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7AAD76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AAD76?

#7AAD76 is a mid-tone green — rgb(122, 173, 118) in RGB and hsl(116, 25%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #7AAD76?

#7AAD76 is rgb(122, 173, 118) — red 122, green 173, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AAD76?

#7AAD76 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AAD76 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AAD76 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AAD76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AAD76 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 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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