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#7EC9AD Color

#7EC9AD is rgb(126, 201, 173) in RGB, hsl(158, 41%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7EC9AD
HEX#7EC9AD
RGBrgb(126, 201, 173)
HSLhsl(158, 41%, 64%)
HSVhsv(158, 37%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.086 168.4)
LABlab(75.48% -29.12 6.31)
LCHlch(75.48% 29.79 167.77)

What #7EC9AD 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 #7EC9AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.84Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.77Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.38Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.67Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.09Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.09

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

#7EC9AD Channel Values

How #7EC9AD 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 201 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 41% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 37% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7EC9AD 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7EC9AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7EC9AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7EC9AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7EC9AD
Complementary
#C97E99
Analogous
#7EC988
Analogous
#7EBFC9
Triadic
#AD7EC9
Triadic
#C9AD7E
Split comp.
#C97EBF
Split comp.
#C9887E

Tints & Shades of #7EC9AD

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

#90D0B9
#A2D8C4
#B3DFCF
#C2E5D8
#D4EDE4
#E6F4EF

Shades

#5DBB99
#47A985
#39896B
#2D6C55
#204C3B
#142F25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7EC9AD.

How #7EC9AD 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#7EC9AD
Protanopia#BFBFAD
Protanomaly#A9C3AD
Deuteranopia#B5B5AF
Deuteranomaly#A2BDAE
Tritanopia#84C6C6
Tritanomaly#81C7BC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7EC9AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ec9ad: #7EC9AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7EC9AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ec9ad': '#7EC9AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.788, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_7ec9ad">#7EC9AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#7EC9AD"

More Green Colors

#7EC9AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7EC9AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7EC9AD?

#7EC9AD is a light green — rgb(126, 201, 173) in RGB and hsl(158, 41%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #7EC9AD?

#7EC9AD is rgb(126, 201, 173) — red 126, green 201, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7EC9AD?

#7EC9AD converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7EC9AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7EC9AD scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7EC9AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7EC9AD 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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