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#7FBD85 Color

#7FBD85 is rgb(127, 189, 133) in RGB, hsl(126, 32%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 26%) 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 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7FBD85
HEX#7FBD85
RGBrgb(127, 189, 133)
HSLhsl(126, 32%, 62%)
HSVhsv(126, 33%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.102 146.8)
LABlab(71.30% -29.37 21.82)
LCHlch(71.30% 36.59 143.39)

What #7FBD85 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 #7FBD85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.26Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.81Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.99Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.71Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.79Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 14.39

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

#7FBD85 Channel Values

How #7FBD85 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 189 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 32% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 33% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7FBD85 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7FBD85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7FBD85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7FBD85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7FBD85
Complementary
#BD7FB7
Analogous
#98BD7F
Analogous
#7FBDA4
Triadic
#857FBD
Triadic
#BD857F
Split comp.
#A47FBD
Split comp.
#BD7F98

Tints & Shades of #7FBD85

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

#90C695
#A1CEA5
#B2D7B5
#C6E2C9
#D7EAD9
#E7F3E9

Shades

#64AF6C
#4E9755
#407D46
#326237
#244728
#152817

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7FBD85.

How #7FBD85 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#7FBD85
Protanopia#B4B485
Protanomaly#A2B885
Deuteranopia#ACAC87
Deuteranomaly#9CB386
Tritanopia#88B7B7
Tritanomaly#85BAA5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7FBD85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7fbd85: #7FBD85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7FBD85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7fbd85': '#7FBD85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.741, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_7fbd85">#7FBD85</color>
SVG fillfill="#7FBD85"

More Green Colors

#7FBD85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7FBD85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7FBD85?

#7FBD85 is a light green — rgb(127, 189, 133) in RGB and hsl(126, 32%, 62%) 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 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #7FBD85?

#7FBD85 is rgb(127, 189, 133) — red 127, green 189, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7FBD85?

#7FBD85 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7FBD85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7FBD85 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7FBD85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7FBD85 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 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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