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#7FA480 Color

#7FA480 is rgb(127, 164, 128) in RGB, hsl(122, 17%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7FA480
HEX#7FA480
RGBrgb(127, 164, 128)
HSLhsl(122, 17%, 57%)
HSVhsv(122, 23%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.066 145.5)
LABlab(63.87% -18.62 14.45)
LCHlch(63.87% 23.57 142.19)

What #7FA480 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 #7FA480, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 5.41Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.84Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.59Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 11.87Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.06

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

#7FA480 Channel Values

How #7FA480 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 127 · G 164 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 17% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 23% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7FA480 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7FA480 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7FA480

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7FA480; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7FA480
Complementary
#A47FA3
Analogous
#90A47F
Analogous
#7FA493
Triadic
#807FA4
Triadic
#A4807F
Split comp.
#937FA4
Split comp.
#A47F90

Tints & Shades of #7FA480

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

#91B192
#A3BDA3
#B4CAB5
#C3D5C4
#D5E1D6
#E7EEE7

Shades

#689269
#597D5A
#486549
#39513A
#283929
#19241A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7FA480.

How #7FA480 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#7FA480
Protanopia#9E9E80
Protanomaly#93A180
Deuteranopia#999981
Deuteranomaly#8F9E81
Tritanopia#84A0A0
Tritanomaly#82A294
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7FA480 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7fa480: #7FA480;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7FA480;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7fa480': '#7FA480' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.643, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_7fa480">#7FA480</color>
SVG fillfill="#7FA480"

More Green Colors

#7FA480 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7FA480 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7FA480?

#7FA480 is a mid-tone green — rgb(127, 164, 128) in RGB and hsl(122, 17%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #7FA480?

#7FA480 is rgb(127, 164, 128) — red 127, green 164, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7FA480?

#7FA480 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7FA480 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7FA480 scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7FA480 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7FA480 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 9.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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