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#7EC31D Color

#7EC31D is rgb(126, 195, 29) in RGB, hsl(85, 74%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 85%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EC31D
HEX#7EC31D
RGBrgb(126, 195, 29)
HSLhsl(85, 74%, 44%)
HSVhsv(85, 85%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 85%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.195 131.1)
LABlab(72.12% -39.94 66.35)
LCHlch(72.12% 77.44 121.04)

What #7EC31D 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 #7EC31D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.6Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.3Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.75Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.04Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.84Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 14.64

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

#7EC31D Channel Values

How #7EC31D 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 195 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 74% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 85% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EC31D 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EC31D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EC31D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EC31D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EC31D
Complementary
#621DC3
Analogous
#C3B51D
Analogous
#2BC31D
Triadic
#1D7EC3
Triadic
#C31D7E
Split comp.
#1D2BC3
Split comp.
#B51DC3

Tints & Shades of #7EC31D

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

#94DF2A
#A3E449
#B5E96D
#C7EE90
#D9F4B4
#E9F8D3

Shades

#6DA919
#5F9216
#4D7812
#3C5D0E
#2B430A
#1D2C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EC31D.

How #7EC31D 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#7EC31D
Protanopia#BABA1F
Protanomaly#A5BD1E
Deuteranopia#B0B028
Deuteranomaly#9EB824
Tritanopia#8FB8B8
Tritanomaly#89BC93
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EC31D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ec31d: #7EC31D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EC31D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ec31d': '#7EC31D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.765, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_7ec31d">#7EC31D</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EC31D"

More Green Colors

#7EC31D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EC31D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EC31D?

#7EC31D is a mid-tone green — rgb(126, 195, 29) in RGB and hsl(85, 74%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #7EC31D?

#7EC31D is rgb(126, 195, 29) — red 126, green 195, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EC31D?

#7EC31D converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 85%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EC31D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EC31D scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EC31D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EC31D 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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