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#79C11A Color

#79C11A is rgb(121, 193, 26) in RGB, hsl(86, 76%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 24%) 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79C11A
HEX#79C11A
RGBrgb(121, 193, 26)
HSLhsl(86, 76%, 43%)
HSVhsv(86, 87%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.196 131.8)
LABlab(71.25% -40.98 66.11)
LCHlch(71.25% 77.78 121.79)

What #79C11A 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 #79C11A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.97Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.63Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 11.39Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 12.55Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 14.08Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.2

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

#79C11A Channel Values

How #79C11A 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 193 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 76% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 87% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79C11A 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79C11A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79C11A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79C11A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79C11A
Complementary
#631AC1
Analogous
#C1B61A
Analogous
#25C11A
Triadic
#1A79C1
Triadic
#C11A79
Split comp.
#1A25C1
Split comp.
#B61AC1

Tints & Shades of #79C11A

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

#8FE123
#A1E647
#B3EB6B
#C3EF8A
#D6F4AE
#E8F9D2

Shades

#68A617
#5A9014
#497510
#3B5E0D
#2A4309
#1C2D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79C11A.

How #79C11A 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#79C11A
Protanopia#B7B71C
Protanomaly#A2BB1B
Deuteranopia#ADAD27
Deuteranomaly#9BB622
Tritanopia#8BB6B6
Tritanomaly#84BA91
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79C11A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79c11a: #79C11A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79C11A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79c11a': '#79C11A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.757, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_79c11a">#79C11A</color>
SVG fillfill="#79C11A"

More Green Colors

#79C11A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79C11A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79C11A?

#79C11A is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 193, 26) in RGB and hsl(86, 76%, 43%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #79C11A?

#79C11A is rgb(121, 193, 26) — red 121, green 193, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79C11A?

#79C11A converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 87%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79C11A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79C11A scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79C11A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79C11A 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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