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#7CDE21 Color

#7CDE21 is rgb(124, 222, 33) in RGB, hsl(91, 74%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), visibly different at ΔE 10.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CDE21
HEX#7CDE21
RGBrgb(124, 222, 33)
HSLhsl(91, 74%, 50%)
HSVhsv(91, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.225 134.6)
LABlab(80.15% -50.64 72.17)
LCHlch(80.15% 88.16 125.06)

What #7CDE21 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 #7CDE21, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#7CDE21 Channel Values

How #7CDE21 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 222 · B 338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 74% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 85% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CDE21 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CDE21 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CDE21

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CDE21; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #7CDE21

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CDE21.

How #7CDE21 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#7CDE21
Protanopia#D1D124
Protanomaly#B5D723
Deuteranopia#C5C530
Deuteranomaly#ACCF2B
Tritanopia#93D1D1
Tritanomaly#8BD7A8
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CDE21 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cde21: #7CDE21;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CDE21;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cde21': '#7CDE21' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.871, blue: 0.129)
Android XML<color name="color_7cde21">#7CDE21</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CDE21"

More Green Colors

#7CDE21 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7CDE21 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CDE21?

#7CDE21 is a mid-tone green — rgb(124, 222, 33) in RGB and hsl(91, 74%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.33.

What is the RGB value of #7CDE21?

#7CDE21 is rgb(124, 222, 33) — red 124, green 222, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CDE21?

#7CDE21 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 85%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CDE21 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CDE21 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CDE21 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CDE21 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.22, which is visibly different.

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