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#7CA87A Color

#7CA87A is rgb(124, 168, 122) in RGB, hsl(117, 21%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 34%) 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 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CA87A
HEX#7CA87A
RGBrgb(124, 168, 122)
HSLhsl(117, 21%, 57%)
HSVhsv(117, 27%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.082 143.6)
LABlab(64.75% -22.36 18.88)
LCHlch(64.75% 29.26 139.83)

What #7CA87A 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 #7CA87A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.44Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.28Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.42Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.71Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.77Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.17

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

#7CA87A Channel Values

How #7CA87A 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 168 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 21% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 27% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CA87A 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CA87A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CA87A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CA87A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CA87A
Complementary
#A67AA8
Analogous
#94A87A
Analogous
#7AA88F
Triadic
#7A7DA8
Triadic
#A87A7D
Split comp.
#8F7AA8
Split comp.
#A87A94

Tints & Shades of #7CA87A

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

#8FB48D
#A1C19F
#B3CDB2
#C2D7C1
#D5E3D4
#E7EFE6

Shades

#659763
#578255
#466944
#385336
#273B26
#192518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CA87A.

How #7CA87A 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#7CA87A
Protanopia#A2A27A
Protanomaly#94A47A
Deuteranopia#9B9B7C
Deuteranomaly#90A07B
Tritanopia#83A3A3
Tritanomaly#80A594
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #7CA87A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ca87a: #7CA87A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CA87A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ca87a': '#7CA87A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.659, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_7ca87a">#7CA87A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CA87A"

More Green Colors

#7CA87A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CA87A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CA87A?

#7CA87A is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 168, 122) in RGB and hsl(117, 21%, 57%) 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 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #7CA87A?

#7CA87A is rgb(124, 168, 122) — red 124, green 168, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CA87A?

#7CA87A converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CA87A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CA87A scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CA87A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CA87A 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 7.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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