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#7BB215 Color

#7BB215 is rgb(123, 178, 21) in RGB, hsl(81, 79%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BB215
HEX#7BB215
RGBrgb(123, 178, 21)
HSLhsl(81, 79%, 39%)
HSVhsv(81, 88%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.179 128.8)
LABlab(66.80% -34.33 63.51)
LCHlch(66.80% 72.20 118.39)

What #7BB215 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 #7BB215, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#7BB215 Channel Values

How #7BB215 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 178 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 79% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 88% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BB215 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BB215 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BB215

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BB215; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #7BB215

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BB215.

How #7BB215 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#7BB215
Protanopia#AAAA17
Protanomaly#9AAD16
Deuteranopia#A2A220
Deuteranomaly#94A91C
Tritanopia#8AA8A8
Tritanomaly#84AC86
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BB215 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bb215: #7BB215;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BB215;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bb215': '#7BB215' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.698, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_7bb215">#7BB215</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BB215"

More Green Colors

#7BB215 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7BB215 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BB215?

#7BB215 is a dark green — rgb(123, 178, 21) in RGB and hsl(81, 79%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.65.

What is the RGB value of #7BB215?

#7BB215 is rgb(123, 178, 21) — red 123, green 178, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BB215?

#7BB215 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 88%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BB215 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BB215 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BB215 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BB215 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.27, which is visibly different.

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