What color is #7AE20C?

#7AE20C is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Hypnotic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7AE20C?

The RGB value is 122, 226, 12: 122 red, 226 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7AE20C?

The complementary color is #740CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7AE20C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7AE20C color

#7AE20C rgb(122, 226, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #7AE20C is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.8% red, 88.6% green and 4.7% blue (122, 226, 12).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 90% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Hypnotic Green (#73E608), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#7AE20C color codes

HEX	`#7AE20C`
RGB	`rgb(122, 226, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.8%, 88.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 90%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 95%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 95%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, -58.94, 77.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 97.54, 127.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.288, 58.555, 9.79)`
Decimal	`8053260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7AE20C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7AE20C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7AE20C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7AE20C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7ae20c; }
.text { color: #7ae20c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7ae20c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(122 226 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7ae20c, #0fe20c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #7AE20C?: #7AE20C is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Hypnotic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7AE20C?: The RGB value is 122, 226, 12: 122 red, 226 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7AE20C?: The complementary color is #740CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7AE20C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.