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#7cd615

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

RGB
124, 214, 21
HSL
88°, 82%, 46%
CMYK
42, 0, 90, 16
Luminance
0.5243

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7cd615 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7cd615
Hue
88°
green
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
84%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5243
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
48/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.49:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 4.9
Where it sits
Hue88° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool48% 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#7cd615
RGBrgb(124, 214, 21)
HSLhsl(88, 82%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 90%, 16%)
LABlab(77.5 -53.6 73.8)
LCHlch(77.5 91.2 126.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.789 0.220 133.5)
Decimal8181269
Display P3color(display-p3 0.486 0.839 0.082)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7cd615;
background-color: #7cd615;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7cd615] bg-[#7cd615]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7cd615;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.486, green: 0.839, blue: 0.082)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7cd615")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7CD615)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(21, 214, 124)

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 #7cd615 · 11.49:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.83:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.49:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #7cd615 as text scores 1.83:1 on white and 11.49:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7cd615 on white: 1.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7cd615 on black: 11.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DFC400
deuteranopia · #D3BD34
tritanopia · #7CCDB6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7cd615 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.

#F8FCF2
#F0FAE6
#DFF6C6
#CAF599
#AFF066
#95EB33
#7cd615
#6CBA12
#56950F
#406B0F
#284309
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF2Darkest = 950 · #284309
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF2;
  --brand-100: #F0FAE6;
  --brand-200: #DFF6C6;
  --brand-300: #CAF599;
  --brand-400: #AFF066;
  --brand-500: #95EB33;
  --brand-600: #7cd615;
  --brand-700: #6CBA12;
  --brand-800: #56950F;
  --brand-900: #406B0F;
  --brand-950: #284309;
  --brand: #7cd615;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7cd615

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#759B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3C10DB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#43740B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
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 #7cd615

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#6F15D6
Analogous left#D6D015
Analogous right#1BD615
Split-complement 1#151BD6
Split-complement 2#D015D6
Triadic 1#157CD6
Triadic 2#D6157C
Tetradic#15D6D0

RGB percentages

Red48.6%
Green83.9%
Blue8.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan42.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.2%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#7cd615 text on a black background

contrast 11.49:1

Card sample

#7cd615 text on a white background

contrast 1.83:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7cd615;
Background color
Panel with #7cd615 background
background-color: #7cd615;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7cd615;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(124, 214, 21, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(124, 214, 21, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7cd615;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7cd615, #15D62F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7cd615

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.

#7cd615 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.

#7cd615, answered

What color is #7cd615?

#7cd615 is a balanced electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 4.9). It sits at 88° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #7cd615?

rgb(124, 214, 21) — 124 red, 214 green and 21 blue out of 255, or 48.6% / 83.9% / 8.2% by channel.

Is #7cd615 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5243 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 11.49:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7cd615?

Black. It scores 11.49:1 against #7cd615, versus 1.83:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7cd615?

#6F15D6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #151BD6 and #D015D6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7cd615?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D8EDC0 for borders, #759B4B for secondary text, #3C10DB as an accent and #43740B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D6D015 and #1BD615 stays calm, while #6F15D6 is the loudest partner.

What is #7cd615 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(42%, 0%, 90%, 16%). 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 #7cd615 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 48 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C3D615; nudged cooler, #34D813.

Work with #7cd615 in the Color Lab