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#79BE87 Color

#79BE87 is rgb(121, 190, 135) in RGB, hsl(132, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79BE87
HEX#79BE87
RGBrgb(121, 190, 135)
HSLhsl(132, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(132, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 29%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.106 149.7)
LABlab(71.31% -31.48 20.71)
LCHlch(71.31% 37.68 146.66)

What #79BE87 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 #79BE87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.06Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.23Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.75Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.34Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 14.48Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 14.71

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

#79BE87 Channel Values

How #79BE87 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 190 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79BE87 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79BE87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79BE87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79BE87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79BE87
Complementary
#BE79B0
Analogous
#8EBE79
Analogous
#79BEA9
Triadic
#8779BE
Triadic
#BE8779
Split comp.
#A979BE
Split comp.
#BE798E

Tints & Shades of #79BE87

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

#8AC796
#9FD1A9
#B0D9B8
#C1E1C7
#D2E9D7
#E7F3E9

Shades

#5DB16E
#4B9B5B
#3D7F4B
#2E6038
#214528
#142918

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79BE87.

How #79BE87 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#79BE87
Protanopia#B5B587
Protanomaly#A0B887
Deuteranopia#ABAB89
Deuteranomaly#9AB388
Tritanopia#83B8B8
Tritanomaly#7FBBA7
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79BE87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79be87: #79BE87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79BE87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79be87': '#79BE87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.745, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_79be87">#79BE87</color>
SVG fillfill="#79BE87"

More Green Colors

#79BE87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79BE87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79BE87?

#79BE87 is a light green — rgb(121, 190, 135) in RGB and hsl(132, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #79BE87?

#79BE87 is rgb(121, 190, 135) — red 121, green 190, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79BE87?

#79BE87 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 29%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79BE87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79BE87 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79BE87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79BE87 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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