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#7CB184 Color

#7CB184 is rgb(124, 177, 132) in RGB, hsl(129, 25%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 31%) 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CB184
HEX#7CB184
RGBrgb(124, 177, 132)
HSLhsl(129, 25%, 59%)
HSVhsv(129, 30%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.086 148.6)
LABlab(67.58% -25.16 17.30)
LCHlch(67.58% 30.54 145.49)

What #7CB184 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 #7CB184, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.44Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.08Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.21Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.8Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.19Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.49

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

#7CB184 Channel Values

How #7CB184 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 177 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 25% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 30% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CB184 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CB184 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CB184

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CB184; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CB184
Complementary
#B17CA9
Analogous
#8FB17C
Analogous
#7CB19E
Triadic
#847CB1
Triadic
#B1847C
Split comp.
#9E7CB1
Split comp.
#B17C8F

Tints & Shades of #7CB184

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

#8FBC96
#9FC6A5
#B3D1B7
#C2DBC6
#D6E6D8
#E6F0E7

Shades

#63A16C
#52895A
#43704A
#36593B
#26402A
#172619

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CB184.

How #7CB184 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#7CB184
Protanopia#A9A984
Protanomaly#99AD84
Deuteranopia#A2A286
Deuteranomaly#94A885
Tritanopia#83ACAC
Tritanomaly#80AE9E
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CB184 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cb184: #7CB184;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CB184;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cb184': '#7CB184' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.694, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_7cb184">#7CB184</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CB184"

More Green Colors

#7CB184 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CB184 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CB184?

#7CB184 is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 177, 132) in RGB and hsl(129, 25%, 59%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #7CB184?

#7CB184 is rgb(124, 177, 132) — red 124, green 177, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CB184?

#7CB184 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CB184 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CB184 scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CB184 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CB184 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 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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