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Energetic Esmeralda

#7ac875
Notes

Energetic Esmeralda (#7AC875) is a true green with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (116°, 43%, 62%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary violet. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#7ac875
RGB
rgb(122, 200, 117)
HSL
hsl(116, 43%, 62%)
HWB
hwb(116 46% 22%)
OKLCH
oklch(76.2% 0.139 142.8)
HSV
hsv(116, 42%, 78%)
LAB
lab(74.02% -40.56 34.11)
LCH
lch(74.02% 53.00 139.94)
CMYK
cmyk(39%, 0%, 42%, 22%)

Etymology

Energetic
adjective

Greek energētikós, active — derived from energeia (activity). As a color modifier, energetic implies a saturated-and-kinetic-and-active quality where the hue carries visual vibration and movement-suggestion that engages the eye dynamically. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to dynamic and spirited in usage.

Esmeralda
noun

The Spanish word for emerald — used for the Esmeralda of Colombian deposits (the world's largest source) and the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador. The color refers to a Muzo-mine Colombian emerald: a saturated, slightly cool deep green with the gem's signature internal life. The Spanish cousin of emerald.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#7ac875
Original
#ccbb6f
Protanopia
#c0b37a
Deuteranopia
#72c3b4
Tritanopia
#b1b1b1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
2.03:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
10.35:1

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