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#7AFF9C Color

#7AFF9C is rgb(122, 255, 156) in RGB, hsl(135, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 39%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7AFF9C
HEX#7AFF9C
RGBrgb(122, 255, 156)
HSLhsl(135, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(135, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 39%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.18 149.8)
LABlab(90.80% -53.98 35.71)
LCHlch(90.80% 64.73 146.51)

What #7AFF9C 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 #7AFF9C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.57Mint#98FF98ΔE 8.52Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.41Light Green#90EE90ΔE 11.76Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.7Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.77

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

#7AFF9C Channel Values

How #7AFF9C 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 255 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7AFF9C 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7AFF9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7AFF9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7AFF9C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7AFF9C
Complementary
#FF7ADE
Analogous
#9CFF7A
Analogous
#7AFFDE
Triadic
#9C7AFF
Triadic
#FF9C7A
Split comp.
#DE7AFF
Split comp.
#FF7A9C

Tints & Shades of #7AFF9C

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

#8AFFA7
#9EFFB6
#ADFFC2
#C2FFD1
#D1FFDD
#E5FFEC

Shades

#47FF75
#14FF4F
#00E038
#00AD2B
#007A1F
#004712

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7AFF9C.

How #7AFF9C 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#7AFF9C
Protanopia#EFEF9D
Protanomaly#CBF69C
Deuteranopia#DEDEA1
Deuteranomaly#BFEC9F
Tritanopia#90F5F5
Tritanomaly#88F9D7
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7AFF9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7aff9c: #7AFF9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7AFF9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7aff9c': '#7AFF9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 1.000, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_7aff9c">#7AFF9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#7AFF9C"

More Green Colors

#7AFF9C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7AFF9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7AFF9C?

#7AFF9C is a light green — rgb(122, 255, 156) in RGB and hsl(135, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #7AFF9C?

#7AFF9C is rgb(122, 255, 156) — red 122, green 255, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7AFF9C?

#7AFF9C converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 39%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7AFF9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7AFF9C scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7AFF9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7AFF9C 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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