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#7EC49E Color

#7EC49E is rgb(126, 196, 158) in RGB, hsl(147, 37%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EC49E
HEX#7EC49E
RGBrgb(126, 196, 158)
HSLhsl(147, 37%, 63%)
HSVhsv(147, 36%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.09 159.6)
LABlab(73.73% -29.26 11.86)
LCHlch(73.73% 31.58 157.94)

What #7EC49E 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 #7EC49E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.2Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.37Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.57Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.6Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.88Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.72

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

#7EC49E Channel Values

How #7EC49E 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 196 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 37% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 36% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EC49E 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EC49E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EC49E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EC49E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EC49E
Complementary
#C47EA4
Analogous
#81C47E
Analogous
#7EC4C0
Triadic
#9D7EC4
Triadic
#C49D7E
Split comp.
#C07EC4
Split comp.
#C47E81

Tints & Shades of #7EC49E

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

#8FCCAA
#A1D4B8
#B2DCC5
#C4E4D2
#D5ECDF
#E7F4EC

Shades

#62B788
#4AA171
#3D855D
#2F6547
#224934
#132A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EC49E.

How #7EC49E 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#7EC49E
Protanopia#BABA9E
Protanomaly#A6BE9E
Deuteranopia#B1B1A0
Deuteranomaly#9FB99F
Tritanopia#85C0C0
Tritanomaly#82C1B3
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EC49E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ec49e: #7EC49E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EC49E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ec49e': '#7EC49E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.769, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_7ec49e">#7EC49E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EC49E"

More Green Colors

#7EC49E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7EC49E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EC49E?

#7EC49E is a light green — rgb(126, 196, 158) in RGB and hsl(147, 37%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #7EC49E?

#7EC49E is rgb(126, 196, 158) — red 126, green 196, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EC49E?

#7EC49E converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EC49E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EC49E scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EC49E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EC49E 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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