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#7BAD7F Color

#7BAD7F is rgb(123, 173, 127) in RGB, hsl(125, 23%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BAD7F
HEX#7BAD7F
RGBrgb(123, 173, 127)
HSLhsl(125, 23%, 58%)
HSVhsv(125, 29%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.085 146.6)
LABlab(66.25% -24.36 18.19)
LCHlch(66.25% 30.40 143.25)

What #7BAD7F 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 #7BAD7F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.26Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.18Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.27Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.4Russian Green#679267ΔE 9.99Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.19

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

#7BAD7F Channel Values

How #7BAD7F 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 123 · G 173 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 23% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 29% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BAD7F 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BAD7F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BAD7F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BAD7F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BAD7F
Complementary
#AD7BA8
Analogous
#90AD7B
Analogous
#7BAD98
Triadic
#7F7BAD
Triadic
#AD7F7B
Split comp.
#987BAD
Split comp.
#AD7B90

Tints & Shades of #7BAD7F

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

#8EB892
#9EC2A1
#B1CEB3
#C3DAC5
#D6E5D7
#E6EFE7

Shades

#629D67
#548759
#456E48
#355538
#253C27
#182619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BAD7F.

How #7BAD7F 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#7BAD7F
Protanopia#A6A67F
Protanomaly#97A97F
Deuteranopia#9F9F81
Deuteranomaly#92A580
Tritanopia#82A8A8
Tritanomaly#7FAA99
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BAD7F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bad7f: #7BAD7F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BAD7F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bad7f': '#7BAD7F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.678, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_7bad7f">#7BAD7F</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BAD7F"

More Green Colors

#7BAD7F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BAD7F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BAD7F?

#7BAD7F is a mid-tone green — rgb(123, 173, 127) in RGB and hsl(125, 23%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #7BAD7F?

#7BAD7F is rgb(123, 173, 127) — red 123, green 173, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BAD7F?

#7BAD7F converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BAD7F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BAD7F scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BAD7F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BAD7F 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 6.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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