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#7CA244 Color

#7CA244 is rgb(124, 162, 68) in RGB, hsl(84, 41%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CA244
HEX#7CA244
RGBrgb(124, 162, 68)
HSLhsl(84, 41%, 45%)
HSVhsv(84, 58%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.13 128)
LABlab(62.28% -24.98 43.42)
LCHlch(62.28% 50.09 119.91)

What #7CA244 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 #7CA244, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 9.33Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 9.47Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 11.37Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 12.09Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13.54Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.36

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

#7CA244 Channel Values

How #7CA244 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 124 · G 162 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 41% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 58% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CA244 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CA244 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CA244

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CA244; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CA244
Complementary
#6944A2
Analogous
#A29844
Analogous
#4DA244
Triadic
#447CA2
Triadic
#A2447C
Split comp.
#444DA2
Split comp.
#9844A2

Tints & Shades of #7CA244

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

#91B856
#A1C36F
#B4CF8C
#C4D9A5
#D7E5C2
#E8F0DB

Shades

#6C8C3B
#5B7732
#4A6129
#3D4F21
#2C3A18
#1C240F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CA244.

How #7CA244 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#7CA244
Protanopia#9C9C44
Protanomaly#919F44
Deuteranopia#979747
Deuteranomaly#8D9B46
Tritanopia#869A9A
Tritanomaly#829D80
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CA244 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ca244: #7CA244;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CA244;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ca244': '#7CA244' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.635, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_7ca244">#7CA244</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CA244"

More Green Colors

#7CA244 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CA244 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CA244?

#7CA244 is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 162, 68) in RGB and hsl(84, 41%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.33.

What is the RGB value of #7CA244?

#7CA244 is rgb(124, 162, 68) — red 124, green 162, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CA244?

#7CA244 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CA244 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CA244 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CA244 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CA244 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 9.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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