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#7EAE8A Color

#7EAE8A is rgb(126, 174, 138) in RGB, hsl(135, 23%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EAE8A
HEX#7EAE8A
RGBrgb(126, 174, 138)
HSLhsl(135, 23%, 59%)
HSVhsv(135, 28%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.073 151.9)
LABlab(66.92% -22.28 13.18)
LCHlch(66.92% 25.89 149.40)

What #7EAE8A 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 #7EAE8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.96Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.41Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.4Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.97Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.3Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.33

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

#7EAE8A Channel Values

How #7EAE8A 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 174 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 23% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 28% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EAE8A 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EAE8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EAE8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EAE8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EAE8A
Complementary
#AE7EA2
Analogous
#8AAE7E
Analogous
#7EAEA2
Triadic
#8A7EAE
Triadic
#AE8A7E
Split comp.
#A27EAE
Split comp.
#AE7E8A

Tints & Shades of #7EAE8A

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

#91BA9B
#A1C4AA
#B4D0BB
#C3DAC9
#D6E5DA
#E6EFE8

Shades

#659F74
#548761
#456E4F
#37583F
#273F2D
#18261B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EAE8A.

How #7EAE8A 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#7EAE8A
Protanopia#A7A78A
Protanomaly#98AA8A
Deuteranopia#A0A08B
Deuteranomaly#94A68B
Tritanopia#84AAAA
Tritanomaly#82AC9E
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EAE8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eae8a: #7EAE8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EAE8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eae8a': '#7EAE8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.682, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_7eae8a">#7EAE8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EAE8A"

More Green Colors

#7EAE8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7EAE8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EAE8A?

#7EAE8A is a mid-tone green — rgb(126, 174, 138) in RGB and hsl(135, 23%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #7EAE8A?

#7EAE8A is rgb(126, 174, 138) — red 126, green 174, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EAE8A?

#7EAE8A converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EAE8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EAE8A scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EAE8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EAE8A 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 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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