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#7EB480 Color

#7EB480 is rgb(126, 180, 128) in RGB, hsl(122, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 29%) 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 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EB480
HEX#7EB480
RGBrgb(126, 180, 128)
HSLhsl(122, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(122, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.094 145.4)
LABlab(68.51% -26.36 20.73)
LCHlch(68.51% 33.53 141.83)

What #7EB480 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 #7EB480, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.23Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.51Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.62Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.19Russian Green#679267ΔE 13.02Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.24

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

#7EB480 Channel Values

How #7EB480 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 180 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EB480 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EB480 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EB480

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EB480; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EB480
Complementary
#B47EB2
Analogous
#97B47E
Analogous
#7EB49B
Triadic
#807EB4
Triadic
#B4807E
Split comp.
#9B7EB4
Split comp.
#B47E97

Tints & Shades of #7EB480

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

#8FBD90
#A2C8A3
#B2D2B3
#C5DDC6
#D5E6D6
#E9F2E9

Shades

#65A467
#538D55
#447446
#355A36
#264027
#172717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EB480.

How #7EB480 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#7EB480
Protanopia#ACAC80
Protanomaly#9CAF80
Deuteranopia#A5A582
Deuteranomaly#97AB81
Tritanopia#86AFAF
Tritanomaly#83B19E
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EB480 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eb480: #7EB480;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EB480;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eb480': '#7EB480' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.706, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_7eb480">#7EB480</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EB480"

More Green Colors

#7EB480 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EB480 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EB480?

#7EB480 is a light green — rgb(126, 180, 128) in RGB and hsl(122, 26%, 60%) 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 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #7EB480?

#7EB480 is rgb(126, 180, 128) — red 126, green 180, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EB480?

#7EB480 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 29%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EB480 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EB480 scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EB480 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EB480 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 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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