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#7AAA71

Moss · light cool green

About #7AAA71

With the hex code #7AAA71, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 67% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Moss — a ΔE of 13.5 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A171AA, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 7.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red122
Green170
Blue113

Closest named colours

Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 13.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 14.5
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 15.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #7AAA71

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on moss #7AAA71.
2.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on moss #7AAA71.
7.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7AAA71 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7AAA71
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADA16D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A69C74
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#77A69B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7AAA71?

With the hex code #7AAA71, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 67% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7AAA71?

Use black text. Black on #7AAA71 has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #7AAA71?

Its complementary colour is #A171AA, and analogous partners are #97AA71 and #71AA84.