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#7EA57E Color

#7EA57E is rgb(126, 165, 126) in RGB, hsl(120, 18%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EA57E
HEX#7EA57E
RGBrgb(126, 165, 126)
HSLhsl(120, 18%, 57%)
HSVhsv(120, 24%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.071 144.8)
LABlab(64.06% -19.72 15.79)
LCHlch(64.06% 25.27 141.31)

What #7EA57E 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 #7EA57E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 5.84Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.18Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.66Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.34Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.11Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.32

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

#7EA57E Channel Values

How #7EA57E 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 165 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 18% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 24% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EA57E 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EA57E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EA57E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EA57E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EA57E
Complementary
#A57EA5
Analogous
#91A57E
Analogous
#7EA591
Triadic
#7E7EA5
Triadic
#A57E7E
Split comp.
#917EA5
Split comp.
#A57E91

Tints & Shades of #7EA57E

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

#90B290
#A2BEA2
#B4CBB4
#C3D5C3
#D5E2D5
#E7EEE7

Shades

#669366
#587E58
#476647
#385138
#283928
#192419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EA57E.

How #7EA57E 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#7EA57E
Protanopia#9F9F7E
Protanomaly#93A27E
Deuteranopia#99997F
Deuteranomaly#8F9E7F
Tritanopia#84A1A1
Tritanomaly#82A294
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EA57E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ea57e: #7EA57E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EA57E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ea57e': '#7EA57E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.647, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_7ea57e">#7EA57E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EA57E"

More Green Colors

#7EA57E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EA57E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EA57E?

#7EA57E is a mid-tone green — rgb(126, 165, 126) in RGB and hsl(120, 18%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #7EA57E?

#7EA57E is rgb(126, 165, 126) — red 126, green 165, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EA57E?

#7EA57E converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EA57E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EA57E scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EA57E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EA57E 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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