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#7CAE61 Color

#7CAE61 is rgb(124, 174, 97) in RGB, hsl(99, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CAE61
HEX#7CAE61
RGBrgb(124, 174, 97)
HSLhsl(99, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(99, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.119 135.4)
LABlab(66.18% -27.91 33.87)
LCHlch(66.18% 43.88 129.49)

What #7CAE61 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 #7CAE61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 5.31Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 7.26Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.64Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.78Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.62May Green#4C9141ΔE 13.94

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

#7CAE61 Channel Values

How #7CAE61 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 174 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 99° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 99° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CAE61 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CAE61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CAE61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CAE61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CAE61
Complementary
#9361AE
Analogous
#A2AE61
Analogous
#61AE6C
Triadic
#617CAE
Triadic
#AE617C
Split comp.
#6C61AE
Split comp.
#AE61A2

Tints & Shades of #7CAE61

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

#8CB875
#A0C48D
#B1CEA1
#C4DBB8
#D5E5CD
#E9F1E4

Shades

#6A9B50
#5A8344
#4A6C37
#3A542B
#293D1F
#192513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CAE61.

How #7CAE61 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#7CAE61
Protanopia#A7A761
Protanomaly#98AA61
Deuteranopia#A0A063
Deuteranomaly#93A662
Tritanopia#86A7A7
Tritanomaly#82AA90
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CAE61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cae61: #7CAE61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CAE61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cae61': '#7CAE61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.682, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_7cae61">#7CAE61</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CAE61"

More Green Colors

#7CAE61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CAE61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CAE61?

#7CAE61 is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 174, 97) in RGB and hsl(99, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #7CAE61?

#7CAE61 is rgb(124, 174, 97) — red 124, green 174, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CAE61?

#7CAE61 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CAE61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CAE61 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CAE61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CAE61 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 18.05, which is visibly different.

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