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#079202 Color

#079202 is rgb(7, 146, 2) in RGB, hsl(118, 97%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 99%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slimy Green (#299617), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#079202
HEX#079202
RGBrgb(7, 146, 2)
HSLhsl(118, 97%, 29%)
HSVhsv(118, 99%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 99%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.193 142.4)
LABlab(52.57% -51.82 53.19)
LCHlch(52.57% 74.26 134.25)

What #079202 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #079202, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#079202 Channel Values

How #079202 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 146 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 97% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 99% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.1:1 vs white · 5.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #079202 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #079202 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #079202

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #079202; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #079202

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #079202.

How #079202 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#079202
Protanopia#868606
Protanomaly#6A8B05
Deuteranopia#7A7A17
Deuteranomaly#608410
Tritanopia#378989
Tritanomaly#2B8D6C
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #079202 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-079202: #079202;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #079202;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-079202': '#079202' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.573, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_079202">#079202</color>
SVG fillfill="#079202"

More Green Colors

#079202 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#079202 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #079202?

#079202 is a dark green — rgb(7, 146, 2) in RGB and hsl(118, 97%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slimy Green (#299617), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.45.

What is the RGB value of #079202?

#079202 is rgb(7, 146, 2) — red 7, green 146, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #079202?

#079202 converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 99%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #079202 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #079202 scores 4.1:1 against white and 5.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #079202 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #079202 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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