Skip to content

#7FE17A Color

#7FE17A is rgb(127, 225, 122) in RGB, hsl(117, 63%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7FE17A
HEX#7FE17A
RGBrgb(127, 225, 122)
HSLhsl(117, 63%, 68%)
HSVhsv(117, 46%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.167 142.9)
LABlab(81.77% -45.34 40.82)
LCHlch(81.77% 61.01 138.00)

What #7FE17A 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 #7FE17A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 1.99Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.95Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.49Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.69Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.32Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.68

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

#7FE17A Channel Values

How #7FE17A 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 225 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 63% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 46% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7FE17A 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7FE17A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7FE17A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7FE17A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7FE17A
Complementary
#DC7AE1
Analogous
#B3E17A
Analogous
#7AE1A8
Triadic
#7A7FE1
Triadic
#E17A7F
Split comp.
#A87AE1
Split comp.
#E17AB3

Tints & Shades of #7FE17A

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

#8FE58B
#A3E99F
#B3EDB0
#C3F1C1
#D3F5D1
#E7F9E6

Shades

#5BD855
#37D02F
#2DAA27
#22811D
#185B15
#0E360C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7FE17A.

How #7FE17A 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#7FE17A
Protanopia#D4D47B
Protanomaly#B8DA7A
Deuteranopia#C7C77E
Deuteranomaly#AFD27D
Tritanopia#91D7D7
Tritanomaly#8ADBB9
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7FE17A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7fe17a: #7FE17A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7FE17A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7fe17a': '#7FE17A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.882, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_7fe17a">#7FE17A</color>
SVG fillfill="#7FE17A"

More Green Colors

#7FE17A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#7FE17A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7FE17A?

#7FE17A is a light green — rgb(127, 225, 122) in RGB and hsl(117, 63%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #7FE17A?

#7FE17A is rgb(127, 225, 122) — red 127, green 225, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7FE17A?

#7FE17A converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7FE17A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7FE17A scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7FE17A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7FE17A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #7FE17A in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.