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#7AC79F Color

#7AC79F is rgb(122, 199, 159) in RGB, hsl(149, 41%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 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 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AC79F
HEX#7AC79F
RGBrgb(122, 199, 159)
HSLhsl(149, 41%, 63%)
HSVhsv(149, 39%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.096 160.3)
LABlab(74.43% -31.62 12.26)
LCHlch(74.43% 33.91 158.80)

What #7AC79F 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 #7AC79F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 7.65Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.81Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.15Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.76Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.81Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.17

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

#7AC79F Channel Values

How #7AC79F 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 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 41% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 39% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AC79F 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 text10.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AC79F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AC79F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AC79F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AC79F
Complementary
#C77AA2
Analogous
#7BC77A
Analogous
#7AC7C6
Triadic
#9F7AC7
Triadic
#C79F7A
Split comp.
#C67AC7
Split comp.
#C77A7B

Tints & Shades of #7AC79F

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

#8CCFAC
#9ED6B9
#B0DEC6
#C2E5D3
#D4EDE0
#E6F4ED

Shades

#5DBB8B
#45A574
#398960
#2C6849
#204C35
#122B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AC79F.

How #7AC79F 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#7AC79F
Protanopia#BDBD9F
Protanomaly#A6C19F
Deuteranopia#B2B2A1
Deuteranomaly#9FBBA0
Tritanopia#82C3C3
Tritanomaly#7FC4B5
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AC79F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ac79f: #7AC79F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AC79F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ac79f': '#7AC79F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.780, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_7ac79f">#7AC79F</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AC79F"

More Green Colors

#7AC79F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AC79F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AC79F?

#7AC79F is a light green — rgb(122, 199, 159) in RGB and hsl(149, 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 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #7AC79F?

#7AC79F is rgb(122, 199, 159) — red 122, green 199, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AC79F?

#7AC79F converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AC79F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AC79F scores 2:1 against white and 10.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AC79F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AC79F 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 7.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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