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#7FAD80 Color

#7FAD80 is rgb(127, 173, 128) in RGB, hsl(121, 22%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 26%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7FAD80
HEX#7FAD80
RGBrgb(127, 173, 128)
HSLhsl(121, 22%, 59%)
HSVhsv(121, 27%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 26%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.081 145.2)
LABlab(66.51% -22.84 18.05)
LCHlch(66.51% 29.11 141.69)

What #7FAD80 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 #7FAD80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.64Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.11Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.65Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.75Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.01Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.78

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

#7FAD80 Channel Values

How #7FAD80 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 173 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 22% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 27% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.56:1 vs white · 8.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7FAD80 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 text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7FAD80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7FAD80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7FAD80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7FAD80
Complementary
#AD7FAD
Analogous
#96AD7F
Analogous
#7FAD97
Triadic
#807FAD
Triadic
#AD807F
Split comp.
#977FAD
Split comp.
#AD7F96

Tints & Shades of #7FAD80

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

#92B993
#A2C3A2
#B4CFB5
#C4D9C4
#D7E5D7
#E6EFE6

Shades

#679E67
#568656
#466D46
#385738
#283E28
#182518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7FAD80.

How #7FAD80 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#7FAD80
Protanopia#A6A680
Protanomaly#98A980
Deuteranopia#A0A082
Deuteranomaly#94A581
Tritanopia#86A8A8
Tritanomaly#83AA9A
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7FAD80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7fad80: #7FAD80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7FAD80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7fad80': '#7FAD80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.678, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_7fad80">#7FAD80</color>
SVG fillfill="#7FAD80"

More Green Colors

#7FAD80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7FAD80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7FAD80?

#7FAD80 is a mid-tone green — rgb(127, 173, 128) in RGB and hsl(121, 22%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #7FAD80?

#7FAD80 is rgb(127, 173, 128) — red 127, green 173, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7FAD80?

#7FAD80 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 26%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7FAD80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7FAD80 scores 2.56:1 against white and 8.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7FAD80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7FAD80 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 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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