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#7CB689 Color

#7CB689 is rgb(124, 182, 137) in RGB, hsl(133, 28%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 29%) 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 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CB689
HEX#7CB689
RGBrgb(124, 182, 137)
HSLhsl(133, 28%, 60%)
HSVhsv(133, 32%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.089 150.7)
LABlab(69.14% -26.73 16.74)
LCHlch(69.14% 31.54 147.95)

What #7CB689 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 #7CB689, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.52Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.04Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.18Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.79Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.85Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.5

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

#7CB689 Channel Values

How #7CB689 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 182 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 28% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 32% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CB689 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CB689 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CB689

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CB689; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CB689
Complementary
#B67CA9
Analogous
#8DB67C
Analogous
#7CB6A5
Triadic
#897CB6
Triadic
#B6897C
Split comp.
#A57CB6
Split comp.
#B67C8D

Tints & Shades of #7CB689

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

#8DBF98
#A0CAA9
#B1D3B8
#C4DECA
#D5E7D9
#E8F2EA

Shades

#62A771
#51905E
#42764D
#335B3C
#25412B
#16271A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CB689.

How #7CB689 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#7CB689
Protanopia#AEAE89
Protanomaly#9CB189
Deuteranopia#A6A68B
Deuteranomaly#97AC8A
Tritanopia#84B1B1
Tritanomaly#81B3A3
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CB689 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cb689: #7CB689;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CB689;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cb689': '#7CB689' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.714, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_7cb689">#7CB689</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CB689"

More Green Colors

#7CB689 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CB689 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CB689?

#7CB689 is a light green — rgb(124, 182, 137) in RGB and hsl(133, 28%, 60%) 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 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #7CB689?

#7CB689 is rgb(124, 182, 137) — red 124, green 182, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CB689?

#7CB689 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CB689 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CB689 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CB689 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CB689 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 5.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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