Palettes / Colors / #7FDC8A

#7FDC8A — Light Green

#7FDC8A is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #7FDC8A 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.

#7FDC8A is a warm-leaning 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 #DC7FD1; it also sits naturally between #A3DC7F and #7FDCB8. 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 50% · Green 86% · Blue 54%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7FDC8A

.text { color: #7FDC8A; }
.background { background-color: #7FDC8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7FDC8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 220, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(127, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7FDC8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 220, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7FDC8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 220, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7FDC8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7FDC8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC7FD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7FDC8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7FDC8A

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 #7FDC8A 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 #7FDC8A 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 #7FDC8A?

#7FDC8A is Light Green, a green color (RGB 127, 220, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7FDC8A?

#7FDC8A is RGB 127, 220, 138 — HSL 127°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 37%, 14%.

What colors go with #7FDC8A?

Its complement is #DC7FD1; analogous partners are #A3DC7F and #7FDCB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7FDC8A for text?

Black text on #7FDC8A has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.