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#7BCA49 Color

#7BCA49 is rgb(123, 202, 73) in RGB, hsl(97, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 64%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7BCA49
HEX#7BCA49
RGBrgb(123, 202, 73)
HSLhsl(97, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(97, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 64%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.181 135.4)
LABlab(74.29% -41.79 54.22)
LCHlch(74.29% 68.45 127.62)

What #7BCA49 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 #7BCA49, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 9.32Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.55Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 15.21Mantis#74C365ΔE 15.62Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.72Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.87

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

#7BCA49 Channel Values

How #7BCA49 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 202 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7BCA49 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7BCA49 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7BCA49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7BCA49; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7BCA49
Complementary
#9949CA
Analogous
#BBCA49
Analogous
#49CA58
Triadic
#497BCA
Triadic
#CA497B
Split comp.
#5849CA
Split comp.
#CA49BB

Tints & Shades of #7BCA49

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

#8CD161
#A0D97D
#B1E094
#C3E7AC
#D4EEC4
#E8F6DF

Shades

#68BA36
#599E2E
#498226
#38631D
#284715
#182B0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7BCA49.

How #7BCA49 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#7BCA49
Protanopia#BFBF4A
Protanomaly#A8C44A
Deuteranopia#B5B54F
Deuteranomaly#A1BE4C
Tritanopia#8DC0C0
Tritanomaly#86C49E
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7BCA49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7bca49: #7BCA49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7BCA49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7bca49': '#7BCA49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.482, green: 0.792, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_7bca49">#7BCA49</color>
SVG fillfill="#7BCA49"

More Green Colors

#7BCA49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7BCA49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7BCA49?

#7BCA49 is a mid-tone green — rgb(123, 202, 73) in RGB and hsl(97, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.32.

What is the RGB value of #7BCA49?

#7BCA49 is rgb(123, 202, 73) — red 123, green 202, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7BCA49?

#7BCA49 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 64%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7BCA49 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7BCA49 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7BCA49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7BCA49 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 14.55, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.