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#50ED79 Color

#50ED79 is rgb(80, 237, 121) in RGB, hsl(136, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#50ED79
HEX#50ED79
RGBrgb(80, 237, 121)
HSLhsl(136, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(136, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.205 148.5)
LABlab(83.79% -60.82 43.34)
LCHlch(83.79% 74.69 144.52)

What #50ED79 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 #50ED79, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.61Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 12.84Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.02Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.96Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 14.02Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.15

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

#50ED79 Channel Values

How #50ED79 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 80 · G 237 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #50ED79 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #50ED79 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #50ED79

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #50ED79; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#50ED79
Complementary
#ED50C3
Analogous
#74ED50
Analogous
#50EDC8
Triadic
#7950ED
Triadic
#ED7950
Split comp.
#C850ED
Split comp.
#ED5074

Tints & Shades of #50ED79

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

#67EF8B
#7EF19D
#95F4AE
#B1F7C3
#C8F9D5
#DFFCE6

Shades

#2BE95D
#16D047
#12AB3B
#0E862E
#0A6121
#063713

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #50ED79.

How #50ED79 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#50ED79
Protanopia#DCDC7A
Protanomaly#B5E37A
Deuteranopia#CACA7F
Deuteranomaly#A7D97D
Tritanopia#71E2E2
Tritanomaly#65E7C1
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #50ED79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-50ed79: #50ED79;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #50ED79;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-50ed79': '#50ED79' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.929, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_50ed79">#50ED79</color>
SVG fillfill="#50ED79"

More Green Colors

#50ED79 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#50ED79 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #50ED79?

#50ED79 is a light green — rgb(80, 237, 121) in RGB and hsl(136, 81%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.61.

What is the RGB value of #50ED79?

#50ED79 is rgb(80, 237, 121) — red 80, green 237, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #50ED79?

#50ED79 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #50ED79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #50ED79 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #50ED79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #50ED79 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.84, which is visibly different.

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