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#79A33E Color

#79A33E is rgb(121, 163, 62) in RGB, hsl(85, 45%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 62%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A33E
HEX#79A33E
RGBrgb(121, 163, 62)
HSLhsl(85, 45%, 44%)
HSVhsv(85, 62%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 62%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.138 128.7)
LABlab(62.34% -27.00 46.11)
LCHlch(62.34% 53.43 120.35)

What #79A33E 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 #79A33E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 8.41Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 9.93Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12.2Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 15.17Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 15.2Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 15.43

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

#79A33E Channel Values

How #79A33E 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 121 · G 163 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 45% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 62% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A33E 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79A33E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79A33E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A33E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A33E
Complementary
#683EA3
Analogous
#A39A3E
Analogous
#46A33E
Triadic
#3E79A3
Triadic
#A33E79
Split comp.
#3E46A3
Split comp.
#9A3EA3

Tints & Shades of #79A33E

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

#8EBC4E
#9EC567
#B1D185
#C4DCA3
#D7E7C0
#E7F1DA

Shades

#688D35
#5A7A2E
#4A6426
#3A4E1D
#293715
#1B250E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A33E.

How #79A33E 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#79A33E
Protanopia#9D9D3F
Protanomaly#909F3E
Deuteranopia#979741
Deuteranomaly#8C9C40
Tritanopia#849B9B
Tritanomaly#809E80
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79A33E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79a33e: #79A33E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A33E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a33e': '#79A33E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.639, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_79a33e">#79A33E</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A33E"

More Green Colors

#79A33E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79A33E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A33E?

#79A33E is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 163, 62) in RGB and hsl(85, 45%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #79A33E?

#79A33E is rgb(121, 163, 62) — red 121, green 163, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A33E?

#79A33E converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 62%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A33E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A33E scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A33E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A33E 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 8.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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