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#7D951D Color

#7D951D is rgb(125, 149, 29) in RGB, hsl(72, 67%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 81%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7D951D
HEX#7D951D
RGBrgb(125, 149, 29)
HSLhsl(72, 67%, 35%)
HSVhsv(72, 81%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 81%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.141 120.9)
LABlab(58.21% -20.52 54.54)
LCHlch(58.21% 58.27 110.62)

What #7D951D 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 #7D951D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 7.63Citron#9FA91FΔE 12.65Olive#808000ΔE 12.71Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 15.55Khaki Green#728639ΔE 17.67Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 18.97

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

#7D951D Channel Values

How #7D951D 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 125 · G 149 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 67% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 81% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7D951D 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7D951D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7D951D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7D951D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7D951D
Complementary
#351D95
Analogous
#95711D
Analogous
#41951D
Triadic
#1D7D95
Triadic
#951D7D
Split comp.
#1D4195
Split comp.
#711D95

Tints & Shades of #7D951D

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

#9DBB25
#B7D737
#C5DF5D
#D3E784
#E1EEAA
#EEF6D0

Shades

#6F841A
#5D6F16
#4F5E13
#3D480E
#2E370B
#1D2207

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7D951D.

How #7D951D 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#7D951D
Protanopia#91911E
Protanomaly#8A931D
Deuteranopia#8E8E21
Deuteranomaly#87911F
Tritanopia#878C8C
Tritanomaly#839070
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7D951D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7d951d: #7D951D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7D951D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7d951d': '#7D951D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.490, green: 0.584, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_7d951d">#7D951D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7D951D"

More Green Colors

#7D951D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7D951D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7D951D?

#7D951D is a dark green — rgb(125, 149, 29) in RGB and hsl(72, 67%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #7D951D?

#7D951D is rgb(125, 149, 29) — red 125, green 149, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7D951D?

#7D951D converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 81%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7D951D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7D951D scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7D951D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7D951D 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 7.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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