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#7BB77D Color

#7BB77D is rgb(123, 183, 125) in RGB, hsl(122, 29%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 32%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BB77D
HEX#7BB77D
RGBrgb(123, 183, 125)
HSLhsl(122, 29%, 60%)
HSVhsv(122, 33%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 32%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.104 145.2)
LABlab(69.18% -29.08 23.17)
LCHlch(69.18% 37.19 141.45)

What #7BB77D 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 #7BB77D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.92Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.2Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.21Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.84Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.93Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 13.54

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

#7BB77D Channel Values

How #7BB77D 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 183 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 29% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 33% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BB77D 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BB77D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BB77D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BB77D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BB77D
Complementary
#B77BB5
Analogous
#97B77B
Analogous
#7BB79B
Triadic
#7D7BB7
Triadic
#B77D7B
Split comp.
#9B7BB7
Split comp.
#B77B97

Tints & Shades of #7BB77D

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

#8CC08E
#A0CAA1
#B0D4B1
#C4DEC5
#D4E7D5
#E8F2E8

Shades

#61A863
#509152
#417643
#335C34
#244225
#162716

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BB77D.

How #7BB77D 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#7BB77D
Protanopia#AFAF7D
Protanomaly#9DB27D
Deuteranopia#A6A67F
Deuteranomaly#97AD7E
Tritanopia#84B1B1
Tritanomaly#81B39F
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BB77D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bb77d: #7BB77D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BB77D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bb77d': '#7BB77D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.718, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_7bb77d">#7BB77D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BB77D"

More Green Colors

#7BB77D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BB77D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BB77D?

#7BB77D is a light green — rgb(123, 183, 125) in RGB and hsl(122, 29%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #7BB77D?

#7BB77D is rgb(123, 183, 125) — red 123, green 183, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BB77D?

#7BB77D converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 32%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BB77D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BB77D scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BB77D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BB77D 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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