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#7EB48E Color

#7EB48E is rgb(126, 180, 142) in RGB, hsl(138, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EB48E
HEX#7EB48E
RGBrgb(126, 180, 142)
HSLhsl(138, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(138, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.079 153.4)
LABlab(68.75% -24.47 13.54)
LCHlch(68.75% 27.96 151.04)

What #7EB48E 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 #7EB48E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.74Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.76Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.99Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.29Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.75

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

#7EB48E Channel Values

How #7EB48E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EB48E 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EB48E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EB48E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EB48E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EB48E
Complementary
#B47EA4
Analogous
#89B47E
Analogous
#7EB4A9
Triadic
#8E7EB4
Triadic
#B48E7E
Split comp.
#A97EB4
Split comp.
#B47E89

Tints & Shades of #7EB48E

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

#8FBD9C
#A2C8AD
#B2D2BB
#C5DDCC
#D5E6DA
#E9F2EB

Shades

#65A478
#538D65
#447452
#355A40
#26402E
#17271B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EB48E.

How #7EB48E 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#7EB48E
Protanopia#ACAC8E
Protanomaly#9CAF8E
Deuteranopia#A5A590
Deuteranomaly#97AB8F
Tritanopia#84B0B0
Tritanomaly#82B1A3
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EB48E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7eb48e: #7EB48E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EB48E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7eb48e': '#7EB48E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.706, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_7eb48e">#7EB48E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EB48E"

More Green Colors

#7EB48E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EB48E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EB48E?

#7EB48E is a light green — rgb(126, 180, 142) in RGB and hsl(138, 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #7EB48E?

#7EB48E is rgb(126, 180, 142) — red 126, green 180, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EB48E?

#7EB48E converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EB48E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EB48E scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EB48E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EB48E 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 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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