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#7EAE97

#7EAE97 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 49.4% red, 68.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7EAE97 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#7EAE97
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #7EAE97?

#7EAE97 is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 49.4% red, 68.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 151°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #7EAE97 in RGB?

#7EAE97 is rgb(126, 174, 151): 126 red, 174 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #7EAE97 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(28, 0, 13, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #7EAE97?

PANTONE 352 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #7EAE97?

Its complement #C696AD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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