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#7AAE8D Color

#7AAE8D is rgb(122, 174, 141) in RGB, hsl(142, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 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 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AAE8D
HEX#7AAE8D
RGBrgb(122, 174, 141)
HSLhsl(142, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(142, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.073 156.2)
LABlab(66.74% -23.19 11.25)
LCHlch(66.74% 25.78 154.12)

What #7AAE8D 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 #7AAE8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.44Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.53Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.84Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.01Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.21Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.41

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

#7AAE8D Channel Values

How #7AAE8D 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 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AAE8D 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AAE8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AAE8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AAE8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AAE8D
Complementary
#AE7A9B
Analogous
#81AE7A
Analogous
#7AAEA7
Triadic
#8D7AAE
Triadic
#AE8D7A
Split comp.
#A77AAE
Split comp.
#AE7A81

Tints & Shades of #7AAE8D

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

#8DB99D
#9DC3AB
#B0CFBB
#C3DACB
#D6E6DC
#E6EFE9

Shades

#619E77
#538867
#446F54
#345540
#253C2D
#17261D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AAE8D.

How #7AAE8D 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#7AAE8D
Protanopia#A7A78D
Protanomaly#97AA8D
Deuteranopia#9F9F8F
Deuteranomaly#92A58E
Tritanopia#80AAAA
Tritanomaly#7DAC9F
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AAE8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7aae8d: #7AAE8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AAE8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aae8d': '#7AAE8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.682, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_7aae8d">#7AAE8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AAE8D"

More Green Colors

#7AAE8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AAE8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AAE8D?

#7AAE8D is a mid-tone green — rgb(122, 174, 141) in RGB and hsl(142, 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 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #7AAE8D?

#7AAE8D is rgb(122, 174, 141) — red 122, green 174, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AAE8D?

#7AAE8D converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AAE8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AAE8D scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AAE8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AAE8D 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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