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#7eb392

a balanced, soft green · cool · closest name: Dark Sea Green

RGB
126, 179, 146
HSL
143°, 26%, 60%
CMYK
30, 0, 18, 30
Luminance
0.3875

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7eb392 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7eb392
Hue
143°
green
Saturation
26%
soft
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
70%
HSV value
Perceived
63%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3875
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
66/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.75:1
Closest name
Dark Sea Green
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue143° of 360°
Saturation26%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool66% 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#7eb392
RGBrgb(126, 179, 146)
HSLhsl(143, 26%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 30%)
LABlab(68.6 -24.4 11.3)
LCHlch(68.6 26.9 155.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.720 0.074 156.7)
Decimal8303506
Display P3color(display-p3 0.494 0.702 0.573)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7eb392;
background-color: #7eb392;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7eb392] bg-[#7eb392]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7eb392;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.494, green: 0.702, blue: 0.573)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7eb392")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7EB392)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(146, 179, 126)

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 #7eb392 · 8.75:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.75:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7eb392 as text scores 2.40:1 on white and 8.75:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7eb392 on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7eb392 on black: 8.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B2AB90
deuteranopia · #A9A594
tritanopia · #74B2AA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7eb392 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F9F7
#EDF3EF
#D6E5DC
#B8D5C3
#95C1A5
#7eb392
#5B9A73
#4C805F
#3C674C
#2F4C3A
#1D2F24
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F6F9F7Darkest = 950 · #1D2F24
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F9F7;
  --brand-100: #EDF3EF;
  --brand-200: #D6E5DC;
  --brand-300: #B8D5C3;
  --brand-400: #95C1A5;
  --brand-500: #7eb392;
  --brand-600: #5B9A73;
  --brand-700: #4C805F;
  --brand-800: #3C674C;
  --brand-900: #2F4C3A;
  --brand-950: #1D2F24;
  --brand: #7eb392;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7eb392

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#F5F9F7
Tinted page background
Border#CCE1D4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#55906B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B77AAF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2F503C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFF6F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#15231A
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 #7eb392

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • 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#B37E9F
Analogous left#84B37E
Analogous right#7EB3AC
Split-complement 1#AC7EB3
Split-complement 2#B37E84
Triadic 1#927EB3
Triadic 2#B3927E
Tetradic#7E84B3

RGB percentages

Red49.4%
Green70.2%
Blue57.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow18.4%
Key (black)29.8%

Color previews

#7eb392 text on a black background

contrast 8.75:1

Card sample

#7eb392 text on a white background

contrast 2.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7eb392;
Background color
Panel with #7eb392 background
background-color: #7eb392;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7eb392;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(126, 179, 146, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(126, 179, 146, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7eb392;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7eb392, #7EB1B3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7eb392

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.

#7eb392 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

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#7eb392, answered

What color is #7eb392?

#7eb392 is a balanced soft green, closest to Dark Sea Green (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 143° on the hue wheel with 26% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #7eb392?

rgb(126, 179, 146) — 126 red, 179 green and 146 blue out of 255, or 49.4% / 70.2% / 57.3% by channel.

Is #7eb392 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3875 and perceived brightness is 63%, so black text on it reaches 8.75:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7eb392?

Black. It scores 8.75:1 against #7eb392, versus 2.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7eb392?

#B37E9F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AC7EB3 and #B37E84, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7eb392?

For interface work: #F5F9F7 as the surface, #CCE1D4 for borders, #55906B for secondary text, #B77AAF as an accent and #2F503C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #84B37E and #7EB3AC stays calm, while #B37E9F is the loudest partner.

What is #7eb392 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 30%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #7eb392 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 66 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7EB37E; nudged cooler, #7CB5A6.

Work with #7eb392 in the Color Lab