#7ccc7b
a balanced, soft green · cool · closest name: Light Green
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #7ccc7b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Every format
| HEX | #7ccc7b |
| RGB | rgb(124, 204, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(119, 44%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 40%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(75.4 -40.8 32.8) |
| LCH | lch(75.4 52.4 141.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.774 0.138 143.8) |
| Decimal | 8178811 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.486 0.800 0.482) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #7ccc7b;
background-color: #7ccc7b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7ccc7b] bg-[#7ccc7b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7ccc7b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.486, green: 0.800, blue: 0.482)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7ccc7b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7CCC7B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(123, 204, 124)Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7ccc7b 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.
:root {
--brand-50: #F5FAF5;
--brand-100: #EBF5EA;
--brand-200: #D1EBD1;
--brand-300: #AFE0AE;
--brand-400: #7ccc7b;
--brand-500: #5EC15D;
--brand-600: #45B144;
--brand-700: #3A9339;
--brand-800: #2E762D;
--brand-900: #255624;
--brand-950: #173617;
--brand: #7ccc7b;
--brand-ink: #000000;
}Colors that work with #7ccc7b
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
How to use #7ccc7b
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠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 | #CB7BCC | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #A4CC7B | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #7BCCA3 | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #A37BCC | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #CC7BA4 | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #7B7CCC | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #CC7B7C | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #7BA4CC | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Color previews
#7ccc7b text on a black background
contrast 10.78:1
#7ccc7b text on a white background
contrast 1.95:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #7ccc7b;
background-color: #7ccc7b;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7ccc7b;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(124, 204, 123, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(124, 204, 123, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #7ccc7b; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7ccc7b, #7BCCB0);
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #7ccc7b
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.
Closest color with a full write-up: Emerald (#50c878) — ΔE2000 4.8 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#7ccc7b in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.
#7ccc7b, answered
What color is #7ccc7b?
#7ccc7b is a balanced soft green, closest to Light Green (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 119° on the hue wheel with 44% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as cool.
What is the RGB value of #7ccc7b?
rgb(124, 204, 123) — 124 red, 204 green and 123 blue out of 255, or 48.6% / 80% / 48.2% by channel.
Is #7ccc7b a light or a dark color?
It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4890 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 10.78:1.
Should I use black or white text on #7ccc7b?
Black. It scores 10.78:1 against #7ccc7b, versus 1.95:1 for white — AAA at any size.
What is the complementary color of #7ccc7b?
#CB7BCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A37BCC and #CC7BA4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #7ccc7b?
For interface work: #F4FAF4 as the surface, #C5E8C4 for borders, #4C9B4B for secondary text, #B977D0 as an accent and #245C24 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A4CC7B and #7BCCA3 stays calm, while #CB7BCC is the loudest partner.
What is #7ccc7b in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(39%, 0%, 40%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.
Is #7ccc7b warm or cool?
Cool — it scores 62 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #9ACC7B; nudged cooler, #79CE97.