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#7AC79E Color

#7AC79E is rgb(122, 199, 158) in RGB, hsl(148, 41%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AC79E
HEX#7AC79E
RGBrgb(122, 199, 158)
HSLhsl(148, 41%, 63%)
HSVhsv(148, 39%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.097 159.7)
LABlab(74.41% -31.77 12.77)
LCHlch(74.41% 34.24 158.11)

What #7AC79E 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 #7AC79E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.84Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.85Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.24Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.01Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.05Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.2

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

#7AC79E Channel Values

How #7AC79E 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 199 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 41% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 39% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AC79E 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AC79E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AC79E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AC79E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AC79E
Complementary
#C77AA3
Analogous
#7DC77A
Analogous
#7AC7C5
Triadic
#9E7AC7
Triadic
#C79E7A
Split comp.
#C57AC7
Split comp.
#C77A7D

Tints & Shades of #7AC79E

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

#8CCFAB
#9ED6B8
#B0DEC5
#C2E5D2
#D4EDE0
#E6F4ED

Shades

#5DBB89
#45A572
#39895E
#2C6848
#204C34
#122B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AC79E.

How #7AC79E 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#7AC79E
Protanopia#BDBD9E
Protanomaly#A6C19E
Deuteranopia#B2B2A0
Deuteranomaly#9FBB9F
Tritanopia#82C2C2
Tritanomaly#7FC4B5
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AC79E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ac79e: #7AC79E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AC79E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ac79e': '#7AC79E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.780, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_7ac79e">#7AC79E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AC79E"

More Green Colors

#7AC79E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7AC79E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AC79E?

#7AC79E is a light green — rgb(122, 199, 158) in RGB and hsl(148, 41%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #7AC79E?

#7AC79E is rgb(122, 199, 158) — red 122, green 199, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AC79E?

#7AC79E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AC79E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AC79E scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AC79E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AC79E 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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