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#7ECD9E Color

#7ECD9E is rgb(126, 205, 158) in RGB, hsl(144, 44%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 23%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zeal (#91E0B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7ECD9E
HEX#7ECD9E
RGBrgb(126, 205, 158)
HSLhsl(144, 44%, 65%)
HSVhsv(144, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 23%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.104 156.9)
LABlab(76.36% -33.15 15.50)
LCHlch(76.36% 36.59 154.94)

What #7ECD9E 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 #7ECD9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.76Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.98Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.06Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.2Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.57Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.89

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

#7ECD9E Channel Values

How #7ECD9E 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 205 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 44% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7ECD9E 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7ECD9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7ECD9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7ECD9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7ECD9E
Complementary
#CD7EAE
Analogous
#86CD7E
Analogous
#7ECDC5
Triadic
#9E7ECD
Triadic
#CD9E7E
Split comp.
#C57ECD
Split comp.
#CD7E86

Tints & Shades of #7ECD9E

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

#91D4AC
#A0DAB7
#B2E1C5
#C4E8D3
#D7EFE0
#E5F5EC

Shades

#5DC085
#45B070
#388F5B
#2B6E46
#1E4D31
#13301E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7ECD9E.

How #7ECD9E 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#7ECD9E
Protanopia#C2C29E
Protanomaly#ABC79E
Deuteranopia#B8B8A0
Deuteranomaly#A4C19F
Tritanopia#87C8C8
Tritanomaly#84CAB9
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7ECD9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7ecd9e: #7ECD9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7ECD9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7ecd9e': '#7ECD9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.494, green: 0.804, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_7ecd9e">#7ECD9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#7ECD9E"

More Green Colors

#7ECD9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7ECD9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7ECD9E?

#7ECD9E is a light green — rgb(126, 205, 158) in RGB and hsl(144, 44%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zeal (#91E0B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #7ECD9E?

#7ECD9E is rgb(126, 205, 158) — red 126, green 205, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7ECD9E?

#7ECD9E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 23%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7ECD9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7ECD9E scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7ECD9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7ECD9E 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 8.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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