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#79B030 Color

#79B030 is rgb(121, 176, 48) in RGB, hsl(86, 57%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 73%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79B030
HEX#79B030
RGBrgb(121, 176, 48)
HSLhsl(86, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(86, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 73%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.166 130.2)
LABlab(66.18% -33.37 55.55)
LCHlch(66.18% 64.80 120.99)

What #79B030 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 #79B030, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 6.99Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 12.49Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 14.62Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 15.79Vine Green#38A32AΔE 17.7Limerick#9DC209ΔE 18.46

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

#79B030 Channel Values

How #79B030 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 176 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 57% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79B030 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79B030 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79B030

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79B030; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79B030
Complementary
#6830B0
Analogous
#B0A830
Analogous
#39B030
Triadic
#3079B0
Triadic
#B03079
Split comp.
#3039B0
Split comp.
#A830B0

Tints & Shades of #79B030

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

#8ECA3F
#9ED25B
#B1DB7B
#C4E49B
#D7ECBB
#E7F4D7

Shades

#68982A
#5B8424
#4A6C1E
#3A5417
#293C10
#1B280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79B030.

How #79B030 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#79B030
Protanopia#A8A831
Protanomaly#98AB31
Deuteranopia#A0A036
Deuteranomaly#92A733
Tritanopia#87A6A6
Tritanomaly#82AA87
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79B030 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79b030: #79B030;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79B030;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79b030': '#79B030' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.690, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_79b030">#79B030</color>
SVG fillfill="#79B030"

More Green Colors

#79B030 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79B030 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79B030?

#79B030 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 176, 48) in RGB and hsl(86, 57%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #79B030?

#79B030 is rgb(121, 176, 48) — red 121, green 176, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79B030?

#79B030 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 73%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79B030 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79B030 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79B030 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79B030 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.62, which is visibly different.

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