#79CD8A Color

#79CD8A is rgb(121, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(132, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), visibly different at ΔE 12.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79CD8A

HEX#79CD8A

RGBrgb(121, 205, 138)

HSLhsl(132, 46%, 64%)

HSVhsv(132, 41%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 33%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.126 149.3)

LABlab(75.80% -37.37 25.13)

LCHlch(75.80% 45.04 146.08)

What #79CD8A 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 #79CD8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.42 Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.48 Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 13.29 Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 13.71 Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.38 Mantis#74C365ΔE 14.46

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

#79CD8A Channel Values

How #79CD8A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 121 · G 205 · B 138	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 132° · S 46% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 132° · S 41% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.92:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79CD8A 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #79CD8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79CD8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #79CD8A

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.

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How #79CD8A 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#79CD8A

Protanopia#C2C28A

Protanomaly#AAC68A

Deuteranopia#B7B78D

Deuteranomaly#A2C08C

Tritanopia#86C6C6

Tritanomaly#81C9B1

Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #79CD8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79cd8a: #79CD8A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79CD8A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79cd8a': '#79CD8A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.804, blue: 0.541)

Android XML<color name="color_79cd8a">#79CD8A</color>

SVG fillfill="#79CD8A"

More Green Colors

#79CD8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#79CD8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79CD8A?

#79CD8A is a light green — rgb(121, 205, 138) in RGB and hsl(132, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.42.

What is the RGB value of #79CD8A?

#79CD8A is rgb(121, 205, 138) — red 121, green 205, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79CD8A?

#79CD8A converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 33%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79CD8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79CD8A scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79CD8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79CD8A 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.71, which is visibly different.

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