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#79B12F Color

#79B12F is rgb(121, 177, 47) in RGB, hsl(86, 58%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 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 6.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79B12F
HEX#79B12F
RGBrgb(121, 177, 47)
HSLhsl(86, 58%, 44%)
HSVhsv(86, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 73%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.168 130.3)
LABlab(66.48% -33.83 56.18)
LCHlch(66.48% 65.58 121.05)

What #79B12F 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 #79B12F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 6.83Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 11.74Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 13.99Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 16.53Vine Green#38A32AΔE 17.64Limerick#9DC209ΔE 17.94

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

#79B12F Channel Values

How #79B12F 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 177 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 58% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 73% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79B12F 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79B12F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79B12F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79B12F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79B12F
Complementary
#682FB1
Analogous
#B1A92F
Analogous
#38B12F
Triadic
#2F79B1
Triadic
#B12F79
Split comp.
#2F38B1
Split comp.
#A92FB1

Tints & Shades of #79B12F

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

#8ECC3E
#9FD35A
#B1DC7A
#C4E49A
#D7EDBB
#E7F4D7

Shades

#689929
#5B8523
#4A6D1D
#3A5516
#293C10
#1B280B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79B12F.

How #79B12F 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#79B12F
Protanopia#A9A930
Protanomaly#98AC30
Deuteranopia#A1A135
Deuteranomaly#93A833
Tritanopia#87A7A7
Tritanomaly#82AB87
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79B12F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79b12f: #79B12F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79B12F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79b12f': '#79B12F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.694, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_79b12f">#79B12F</color>
SVG fillfill="#79B12F"

More Green Colors

#79B12F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79B12F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79B12F?

#79B12F is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 177, 47) in RGB and hsl(86, 58%, 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 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #79B12F?

#79B12F is rgb(121, 177, 47) — red 121, green 177, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79B12F?

#79B12F converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 73%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79B12F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79B12F scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79B12F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79B12F 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 13.99, which is visibly different.

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