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#79D887 Color

#79D887 is rgb(121, 216, 135) in RGB, hsl(129, 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 Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D887
HEX#79D887
RGBrgb(121, 216, 135)
HSLhsl(129, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(129, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 38%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.145 147.4)
LABlab(79.01% -42.16 30.87)
LCHlch(79.01% 52.25 143.78)

What #79D887 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 #79D887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.18Light Green#90EE90ΔE 9.42Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.38Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.12Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.81Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 14.01

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

#79D887 Channel Values

How #79D887 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · 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 · 11.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D887 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 text11.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D887
Complementary
#D879CA
Analogous
#9AD879
Analogous
#79D8B7
Triadic
#8779D8
Triadic
#D88779
Split comp.
#B779D8
Split comp.
#D8799A

Tints & Shades of #79D887

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

#8CDE99
#9CE2A7
#B0E8B8
#C0EDC6
#D4F2D8
#E3F7E6

Shades

#55CE67
#37BE4B
#2D9A3D
#247B31
#195723
#0F3314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D887.

How #79D887 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#79D887
Protanopia#CCCC88
Protanomaly#B1D187
Deuteranopia#BFBF8A
Deuteranomaly#A8CA89
Tritanopia#88D0D0
Tritanomaly#83D3B7
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d887: #79D887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d887': '#79D887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.847, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_79d887">#79D887</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D887"

More Green Colors

#79D887 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D887?

#79D887 is a light green — rgb(121, 216, 135) in RGB and hsl(129, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.18.

What is the RGB value of #79D887?

#79D887 is rgb(121, 216, 135) — red 121, green 216, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D887?

#79D887 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 #79D887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D887 scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D887 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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