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#7AAE8A Color

#7AAE8A is rgb(122, 174, 138) in RGB, hsl(138, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 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 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AAE8A
HEX#7AAE8A
RGBrgb(122, 174, 138)
HSLhsl(138, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(138, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.076 153.9)
LABlab(66.68% -23.63 12.81)
LCHlch(66.68% 26.88 151.54)

What #7AAE8A 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 #7AAE8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.46Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.69Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.9Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.25Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.5

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

#7AAE8A Channel Values

How #7AAE8A 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 174 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AAE8A 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7AAE8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AAE8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AAE8A
Complementary
#AE7A9E
Analogous
#84AE7A
Analogous
#7AAEA3
Triadic
#8A7AAE
Triadic
#AE8A7A
Split comp.
#A37AAE
Split comp.
#AE7A84

Tints & Shades of #7AAE8A

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

#8DB99A
#9DC3A8
#B0CFB9
#C3DACA
#D6E6DB
#E6EFE9

Shades

#619E73
#538863
#446F51
#34553E
#253C2C
#17261C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AAE8A.

How #7AAE8A 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#7AAE8A
Protanopia#A7A78A
Protanomaly#97AA8A
Deuteranopia#9F9F8C
Deuteranomaly#92A58B
Tritanopia#80AAAA
Tritanomaly#7EAC9E
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #7AAE8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7aae8a: #7AAE8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AAE8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aae8a': '#7AAE8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.682, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_7aae8a">#7AAE8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AAE8A"

More Green Colors

#7AAE8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AAE8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AAE8A?

#7AAE8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(122, 174, 138) in RGB and hsl(138, 24%, 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 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #7AAE8A?

#7AAE8A is rgb(122, 174, 138) — red 122, green 174, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AAE8A?

#7AAE8A converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AAE8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AAE8A scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AAE8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AAE8A 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 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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