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#79D885 Color

#79D885 is rgb(121, 216, 133) in RGB, hsl(128, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 38%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D885
HEX#79D885
RGBrgb(121, 216, 133)
HSLhsl(128, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(128, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 38%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.147 146.9)
LABlab(78.99% -42.39 31.84)
LCHlch(78.99% 53.02 143.09)

What #79D885 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 #79D885, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.89Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.19Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 9.41Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.49Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.24Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.52

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

#79D885 Channel Values

How #79D885 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 216 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D885 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D885 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D885

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D885; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D885
Complementary
#D879CB
Analogous
#9CD879
Analogous
#79D8B5
Triadic
#8579D8
Triadic
#D88579
Split comp.
#B579D8
Split comp.
#D8799C

Tints & Shades of #79D885

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

#8CDE97
#9CE2A6
#B0E8B7
#C0EDC6
#D4F2D8
#E3F7E6

Shades

#55CE65
#37BE49
#2D9A3B
#247B2F
#195721
#0F3314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D885.

How #79D885 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#79D885
Protanopia#CCCC86
Protanomaly#B1D185
Deuteranopia#BFBF89
Deuteranomaly#A8CA87
Tritanopia#89D0D0
Tritanomaly#83D3B7
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D885 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d885: #79D885;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D885;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d885': '#79D885' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.847, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_79d885">#79D885</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D885"

More Green Colors

#79D885 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D885 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D885?

#79D885 is a light green — rgb(121, 216, 133) in RGB and hsl(128, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.89.

What is the RGB value of #79D885?

#79D885 is rgb(121, 216, 133) — red 121, green 216, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D885?

#79D885 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 38%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D885 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D885 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D885 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D885 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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