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#7bdf1d

a balanced, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lawn Green

RGB
123, 223, 29
HSL
91°, 77%, 49%
CMYK
45, 0, 87, 13
Luminance
0.5708

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7bdf1d is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7bdf1d
Hue
91°
green
Saturation
77%
electric
Lightness
49%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
72%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5708
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
50/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.42:1
Closest name
Lawn Green
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue91° of 360°
Saturation77%
Lightness49%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool50% cool

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

Every format

HEX#7bdf1d
RGBrgb(123, 223, 29)
HSLhsl(91, 77%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 87%, 13%)
LABlab(80.2 -57.1 74.6)
LCHlch(80.2 94.0 127.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.810 0.228 134.7)
Decimal8118045
Display P3color(display-p3 0.482 0.875 0.114)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7bdf1d;
background-color: #7bdf1d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7bdf1d] bg-[#7bdf1d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7bdf1d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.482, green: 0.875, blue: 0.114)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7bdf1d")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7BDF1D)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(29, 223, 123)

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 #7bdf1d · 12.42:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.42:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7bdf1d as text scores 1.69:1 on white and 12.42:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7bdf1d on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7bdf1d on black: 12.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E8CC00
deuteranopia · #DBC439
tritanopia · #79D6BE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7bdf1d is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7FCF3
#EFF9E7
#DDF4C7
#C6F29C
#A9EC6A
#8CE538
#7bdf1d
#64B517
#509013
#3C6912
#25410B
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F7FCF3Darkest = 950 · #25410B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FCF3;
  --brand-100: #EFF9E7;
  --brand-200: #DDF4C7;
  --brand-300: #C6F29C;
  --brand-400: #A9EC6A;
  --brand-500: #8CE538;
  --brand-600: #7bdf1d;
  --brand-700: #64B517;
  --brand-800: #509013;
  --brand-900: #3C6912;
  --brand-950: #25410B;
  --brand: #7bdf1d;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7bdf1d

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D6EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#729B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E18E4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3E710F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F2FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
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 #7bdf1d

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
  • 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
  • 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#811DDF
Analogous left#DCDF1D
Analogous right#1DDF20
Split-complement 1#201DDF
Split-complement 2#DF1DDC
Triadic 1#1D7BDF
Triadic 2#DF1D7B
Tetradic#1DDCDF

RGB percentages

Red48.2%
Green87.5%
Blue11.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan44.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow87.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#7bdf1d text on a black background

contrast 12.42:1

Card sample

#7bdf1d text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7bdf1d;
Background color
Panel with #7bdf1d background
background-color: #7bdf1d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7bdf1d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(123, 223, 29, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(123, 223, 29, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7bdf1d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7bdf1d, #1DDF40);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7bdf1d

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.

#7bdf1d 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#7bdf1d, answered

What color is #7bdf1d?

#7bdf1d is a balanced electric green, closest to Lawn Green (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 91° on the hue wheel with 77% saturation and 49% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #7bdf1d?

rgb(123, 223, 29) — 123 red, 223 green and 29 blue out of 255, or 48.2% / 87.5% / 11.4% by channel.

Is #7bdf1d a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5708 and perceived brightness is 72%, so black text on it reaches 12.42:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7bdf1d?

Black. It scores 12.42:1 against #7bdf1d, versus 1.69:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7bdf1d?

#811DDF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #201DDF and #DF1DDC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7bdf1d?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D6EDC0 for borders, #729B4B for secondary text, #4E18E4 as an accent and #3E710F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DCDF1D and #1DDF20 stays calm, while #811DDF is the loudest partner.

What is #7bdf1d in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(45%, 0%, 87%, 13%). 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 #7bdf1d warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 50 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C2DF1D; nudged cooler, #32E11A.

Work with #7bdf1d in the Color Lab