Palettes / Colors / #7EA997

#7EA997 — Dusty Green

#7EA997 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #7EA997 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#7EA997 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A97E90; it also sits naturally between #7EA982 and #7EA6A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 49% · Green 66% · Blue 59%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7EA997

.text { color: #7EA997; }
.background { background-color: #7EA997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7EA997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 169, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 20%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7EA997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 169, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7EA997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 169, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7EA997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7EA997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A97E90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7EA997: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7EA997

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #7EA997 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7EA997 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7EA997?

#7EA997 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 126, 169, 151). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7EA997?

#7EA997 is RGB 126, 169, 151 — HSL 155°, 20%, 58% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 11%, 34%.

What colors go with #7EA997?

Its complement is #A97E90; analogous partners are #7EA982 and #7EA6A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7EA997 for text?

Black text on #7EA997 has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.