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#7E880C Color

#7E880C is rgb(126, 136, 12) in RGB, hsl(65, 84%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 91%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7E880C
HEX#7E880C
RGBrgb(126, 136, 12)
HSLhsl(65, 84%, 29%)
HSVhsv(65, 91%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 91%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.132 114.9)
LABlab(54.36% -14.21 55.47)
LCHlch(54.36% 57.26 104.36)

What #7E880C 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 #7E880C, 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.

#7E880C Channel Values

How #7E880C 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 126 · G 136 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 84% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 91% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7E880C 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7E880C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7E880C; 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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Tints & Shades of #7E880C

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.

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How #7E880C 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#7E880C
Protanopia#86860C
Protanomaly#83870C
Deuteranopia#85850F
Deuteranomaly#82860E
Tritanopia#868080
Tritanomaly#838365
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7E880C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7e880c: #7E880C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7E880C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7e880c': '#7E880C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.533, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_7e880c">#7E880C</color>
SVG fillfill="#7E880C"

More Green Colors

#7E880C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#7E880C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7E880C?

#7E880C is a dark green — rgb(126, 136, 12) in RGB and hsl(65, 84%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #7E880C?

#7E880C is rgb(126, 136, 12) — red 126, green 136, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7E880C?

#7E880C converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 91%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7E880C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7E880C scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7E880C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7E880C 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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