Recognised as Colour

#7CB256

#7CB256
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#7CB256 is a green with RGB values 124, 178, 86 and HSL 95°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#7CB256#7CB256

HEX#7CB256

RGBrgb(124, 178, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.4863, 0.698, 0.3373

RGB percentages48.6%, 69.8%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(95.2, 37.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.2, 51.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK30.3%, 0%, 51.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,172,118

CSS custom property--colour: #7CB256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#834DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A64Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0A25Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7CAC9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22 Forest green · ΔE 23 Light green · ΔE 23.3 Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8C56B2

Analogous#AAB256, #56B25E

Triadic#567CB2, #B2567C

Split complementary#5E56B2, #B256AA

Tetradic#56AAB2, #8C56B2, #B25E56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F2E2

Lighter +30%#CDE2BF

Lighter +20%#B2D29C

Lighter +10%#97C279

Darker −10%#649243

Darker −20%#4C6F33

Darker −30%#344C23

Darker −40%#1C2913

More saturated +25%#77D137

Less saturated −25%#819375

Channel breakdown

R124

G178

B86

Red124 (48.6%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue95.22°

Saturation (HSL)37.4%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 7C · G B2 · B 56

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