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#79C007 Color

#79C007 is rgb(121, 192, 7) in RGB, hsl(83, 93%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 96%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79C007
HEX#79C007
RGBrgb(121, 192, 7)
HSLhsl(83, 93%, 39%)
HSVhsv(83, 96%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 96%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.199 131.3)
LABlab(70.91% -40.89 68.58)
LCHlch(70.91% 79.84 120.81)

What #79C007 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 #79C007, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.65Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.77Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.19Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.42Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.44Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 14.44

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

#79C007 Channel Values

How #79C007 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 192 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 93% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 96% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79C007 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79C007 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79C007

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79C007; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79C007
Complementary
#4E07C0
Analogous
#C0AA07
Analogous
#1DC007
Triadic
#0779C0
Triadic
#C00779
Split comp.
#071DC0
Split comp.
#AA07C0

Tints & Shades of #79C007

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

#92E708
#A7F726
#B7F94E
#C9FA7A
#D9FCA1
#EBFDCE

Shades

#6AA706
#5A8F05
#4A7604
#3B5E03
#2B4502
#1C2C02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79C007.

How #79C007 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#79C007
Protanopia#B6B60C
Protanomaly#A1BA0A
Deuteranopia#ADAD1C
Deuteranomaly#9BB515
Tritanopia#8BB5B5
Tritanomaly#84B990
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79C007 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79c007: #79C007;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79C007;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79c007': '#79C007' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.753, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_79c007">#79C007</color>
SVG fillfill="#79C007"

More Green Colors

#79C007 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79C007 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79C007?

#79C007 is a dark green — rgb(121, 192, 7) in RGB and hsl(83, 93%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #79C007?

#79C007 is rgb(121, 192, 7) — red 121, green 192, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79C007?

#79C007 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 96%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79C007 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79C007 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79C007 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79C007 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 10.19, which is visibly different.

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