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#7AB8A3 Color

#7AB8A3 is rgb(122, 184, 163) in RGB, hsl(160, 30%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AB8A3
HEX#7AB8A3
RGBrgb(122, 184, 163)
HSLhsl(160, 30%, 60%)
HSVhsv(160, 34%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.071 171)
LABlab(70.11% -24.34 4.04)
LCHlch(70.11% 24.67 170.59)

What #7AB8A3 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 #7AB8A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 5.57Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.46Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.46Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.86Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.34Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.83

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

#7AB8A3 Channel Values

How #7AB8A3 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 184 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 30% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 34% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AB8A3 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AB8A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AB8A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AB8A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AB8A3
Complementary
#B87A8F
Analogous
#7AB885
Analogous
#7AADB8
Triadic
#A37AB8
Triadic
#B8A37A
Split comp.
#B87AAD
Split comp.
#B8857A

Tints & Shades of #7AB8A3

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

#8BC1AF
#9FCBBC
#AFD4C8
#C3DFD6
#D4E8E1
#E8F3EF

Shades

#60A991
#4F927B
#407765
#325D4F
#244238
#152822

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AB8A3.

How #7AB8A3 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#7AB8A3
Protanopia#AFAFA3
Protanomaly#9DB3A3
Deuteranopia#A7A7A5
Deuteranomaly#97AEA4
Tritanopia#7EB6B6
Tritanomaly#7CB7AE
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #7AB8A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ab8a3: #7AB8A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AB8A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ab8a3': '#7AB8A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.722, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_7ab8a3">#7AB8A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AB8A3"

More Green Colors

#7AB8A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AB8A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AB8A3?

#7AB8A3 is a light green — rgb(122, 184, 163) in RGB and hsl(160, 30%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #7AB8A3?

#7AB8A3 is rgb(122, 184, 163) — red 122, green 184, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AB8A3?

#7AB8A3 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 11%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AB8A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AB8A3 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AB8A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AB8A3 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 14.08, which is visibly different.

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