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#7E9C21

#7E9C21 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 49.4% red, 61.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #7E9C21 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#7E9C21
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 #7E9C21?

#7E9C21 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 49.4% red, 61.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 75°, with 65% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #7E9C21 in RGB?

#7E9C21 is rgb(126, 156, 33): 126 red, 156 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #7E9C21 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(19, 0, 79, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #7E9C21?

PANTONE 377 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #7E9C21?

Its complement #A37DEA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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