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#7CC71A Color

#7CC71A is rgb(124, 199, 26) in RGB, hsl(86, 77%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 87%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CC71A
HEX#7CC71A
RGBrgb(124, 199, 26)
HSLhsl(86, 77%, 44%)
HSVhsv(86, 87%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 87%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.202 132)
LABlab(73.21% -42.26 67.80)
LCHlch(73.21% 79.90 121.94)

What #7CC71A 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 #7CC71A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.96Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.97Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.07Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.76Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 14.43Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.67

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

#7CC71A Channel Values

How #7CC71A 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 199 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 77% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 87% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CC71A 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CC71A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CC71A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CC71A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CC71A
Complementary
#651AC7
Analogous
#C7BB1A
Analogous
#25C71A
Triadic
#1A7CC7
Triadic
#C71A7C
Split comp.
#1A25C7
Split comp.
#BB1AC7

Tints & Shades of #7CC71A

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

#91E326
#A1E746
#B3EC6A
#C6F08E
#D8F5B2
#E8F9D2

Shades

#6BAC16
#5D9513
#4C7A10
#3B5F0C
#2A4409
#1C2D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CC71A.

How #7CC71A 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#7CC71A
Protanopia#BDBD1D
Protanomaly#A7C11C
Deuteranopia#B3B327
Deuteranomaly#A0BB23
Tritanopia#8FBCBC
Tritanomaly#88C096
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CC71A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cc71a: #7CC71A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CC71A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cc71a': '#7CC71A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.780, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_7cc71a">#7CC71A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CC71A"

More Green Colors

#7CC71A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7CC71A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CC71A?

#7CC71A is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 199, 26) in RGB and hsl(86, 77%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #7CC71A?

#7CC71A is rgb(124, 199, 26) — red 124, green 199, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CC71A?

#7CC71A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 87%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CC71A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CC71A scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CC71A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CC71A 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.07, which is visibly different.

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