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#7af69c

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Light Green

RGB
122, 246, 156
HSL
137°, 87%, 72%
CMYK
50, 0, 37, 4
Luminance
0.7245

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7af69c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7af69c
Hue
137°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7245
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
69/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.49:1
Closest name
Light Green
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue137° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool69% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7af69c
RGBrgb(122, 246, 156)
HSLhsl(137, 87%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 0%, 37%, 4%)
LABlab(88.2 -53.7 32.9)
LCHlch(88.2 63.0 148.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.880 0.168 150.6)
Decimal8058524
Display P3color(display-p3 0.478 0.965 0.612)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7af69c;
background-color: #7af69c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7af69c] bg-[#7af69c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7af69c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.478, green: 0.965, blue: 0.612)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7af69c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7AF69C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(156, 246, 122)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #7af69c · 15.49:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7af69c as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7af69c on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7af69c on black: 15.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F7E596
deuteranopia · #E6D8A2
tritanopia · #5FF2DF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7af69c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF5
#E5FAEB
#C4F7D2
#96F8B1
#7af69c
#2DF163
#10E54A
#0DBF3E
#0A9932
#0C6E27
#084518
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF5Darkest = 950 · #084518
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF5;
  --brand-100: #E5FAEB;
  --brand-200: #C4F7D2;
  --brand-300: #96F8B1;
  --brand-400: #7af69c;
  --brand-500: #2DF163;
  --brand-600: #10E54A;
  --brand-700: #0DBF3E;
  --brand-800: #0A9932;
  --brand-900: #0C6E27;
  --brand-950: #084518;
  --brand: #7af69c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7af69c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B61
Captions on the surface
Accent#C309BF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#087727
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7af69c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F67AD4
Analogous left#96F67A
Analogous right#7AF6DA
Split-complement 1#DA7AF6
Split-complement 2#F67A96
Triadic 1#9C7AF6
Triadic 2#F69C7A
Tetradic#7A96F6

RGB percentages

Red47.8%
Green96.5%
Blue61.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan50.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow36.6%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#7af69c text on a black background

contrast 15.49:1

Card sample

#7af69c text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7af69c;
Background color
Panel with #7af69c background
background-color: #7af69c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7af69c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(122, 246, 156, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(122, 246, 156, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7af69c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7af69c, #7AF6EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7af69c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7af69c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#7af69c, answered

What color is #7af69c?

#7af69c is a light electric green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 137° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7af69c?

rgb(122, 246, 156) — 122 red, 246 green and 156 blue out of 255, or 47.8% / 96.5% / 61.2% by channel.

Is #7af69c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7245 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 15.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7af69c?

Black. It scores 15.49:1 against #7af69c, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7af69c?

#F67AD4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DA7AF6 and #F67A96, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7af69c?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCC for borders, #4B9B61 for secondary text, #C309BF as an accent and #087727 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #96F67A and #7AF6DA stays calm, while #F67AD4 is the loudest partner.

What is #7af69c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(50%, 0%, 37%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #7af69c warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 69 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #86F67A; nudged cooler, #79F7CA.

Work with #7af69c in the Color Lab