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#7CDE8E Color

#7CDE8E is rgb(124, 222, 142) in RGB, hsl(131, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 36%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7CDE8E
HEX#7CDE8E
RGBrgb(124, 222, 142)
HSLhsl(131, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(131, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 36%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.146 148.4)
LABlab(81.01% -42.80 29.97)
LCHlch(81.01% 52.25 145.00)

What #7CDE8E 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 #7CDE8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.52Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.27Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.93Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.79Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.19Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.24

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

#7CDE8E Channel Values

How #7CDE8E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7CDE8E 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7CDE8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7CDE8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7CDE8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7CDE8E
Complementary
#DE7CCC
Analogous
#9BDE7C
Analogous
#7CDEBF
Triadic
#8E7CDE
Triadic
#DE8E7C
Split comp.
#BF7CDE
Split comp.
#DE7C9B

Tints & Shades of #7CDE8E

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

#8DE29C
#A1E8AE
#B1ECBC
#C2F0CA
#D2F4D8
#E7F9EA

Shades

#58D56F
#33CC4F
#2AA741
#207E31
#165A23
#0D3515

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7CDE8E.

How #7CDE8E 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#7CDE8E
Protanopia#D1D18F
Protanomaly#B5D78E
Deuteranopia#C5C591
Deuteranomaly#ACCF90
Tritanopia#8BD6D6
Tritanomaly#86D9BD
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7CDE8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7cde8e: #7CDE8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7CDE8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7cde8e': '#7CDE8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.486, green: 0.871, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_7cde8e">#7CDE8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7CDE8E"

More Green Colors

#7CDE8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7CDE8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7CDE8E?

#7CDE8E is a light green — rgb(124, 222, 142) in RGB and hsl(131, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #7CDE8E?

#7CDE8E is rgb(124, 222, 142) — red 124, green 222, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7CDE8E?

#7CDE8E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 36%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7CDE8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7CDE8E scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7CDE8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7CDE8E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.