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#7bfdc2

a light, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
123, 253, 194
HSL
153°, 97%, 74%
CMYK
51, 0, 23, 1
Luminance
0.7836

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7bfdc2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7bfdc2
Hue
153°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7836
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
76/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.67:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 3.9
Where it sits
Hue153° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool76% 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#7bfdc2
RGBrgb(123, 253, 194)
HSLhsl(153, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 23%, 1%)
LABlab(90.9 -49.3 17.4)
LCHlch(90.9 52.3 160.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.904 0.143 161.9)
Decimal8125890
Display P3color(display-p3 0.482 0.992 0.761)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7bfdc2;
background-color: #7bfdc2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7bfdc2] bg-[#7bfdc2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7bfdc2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.482, green: 0.992, blue: 0.761)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7bfdc2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7BFDC2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(194, 253, 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 #7bfdc2 · 16.67:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.67:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7bfdc2 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.67:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7bfdc2 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7bfdc2 on black: 16.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FAEDBF
deuteranopia · #E6DFC6
tritanopia · #4EFDED

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7bfdc2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDF8
#E4FCF1
#C1FBE1
#7bfdc2
#59FCB2
#22FC99
#04F185
#03C96F
#02A159
#077442
#044829
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF8Darkest = 950 · #044829
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF8;
  --brand-100: #E4FCF1;
  --brand-200: #C1FBE1;
  --brand-300: #7bfdc2;
  --brand-400: #59FCB2;
  --brand-500: #22FC99;
  --brand-600: #04F185;
  --brand-700: #03C96F;
  --brand-800: #02A159;
  --brand-900: #077442;
  --brand-950: #044829;
  --brand: #7bfdc2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7bfdc2

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#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B76
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC008F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#027E46
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241D
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 #7bfdc2

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#FD7BB6
Analogous left#7BFD81
Analogous right#7BF7FD
Split-complement 1#FD7BF7
Split-complement 2#FD817B
Triadic 1#C27BFD
Triadic 2#FDC27B
Tetradic#817BFD

RGB percentages

Red48.2%
Green99.2%
Blue76.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow23.3%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#7bfdc2 text on a black background

contrast 16.67:1

Card sample

#7bfdc2 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7bfdc2;
Background color
Panel with #7bfdc2 background
background-color: #7bfdc2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7bfdc2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(123, 253, 194, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(123, 253, 194, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7bfdc2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7bfdc2, #7BE1FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7bfdc2

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.

#7bfdc2 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.

#7bfdc2, answered

What color is #7bfdc2?

#7bfdc2 is a light electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 3.9). It sits at 153° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7bfdc2?

rgb(123, 253, 194) — 123 red, 253 green and 194 blue out of 255, or 48.2% / 99.2% / 76.1% by channel.

Is #7bfdc2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7836 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.67:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7bfdc2?

Black. It scores 16.67:1 against #7bfdc2, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7bfdc2?

#FD7BB6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FD7BF7 and #FD817B, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7bfdc2?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDD8 for borders, #4B9B76 for secondary text, #CC008F as an accent and #027E46 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7BFD81 and #7BF7FD stays calm, while #FD7BB6 is the loudest partner.

What is #7bfdc2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(51%, 0%, 23%, 1%). 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 #7bfdc2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 76 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7BFD92; nudged cooler, #7AFEF3.

Work with #7bfdc2 in the Color Lab