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#79E16B Color

#79E16B is rgb(121, 225, 107) in RGB, hsl(113, 66%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 52%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E16B
HEX#79E16B
RGBrgb(121, 225, 107)
HSLhsl(113, 66%, 65%)
HSVhsv(113, 52%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 52%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.184 141.4)
LABlab(81.36% -48.50 47.30)
LCHlch(81.36% 67.74 135.72)

What #79E16B 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 #79E16B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.43Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.12Light Green#90EE90ΔE 13.28Mint#98FF98ΔE 13.37Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.78Mantis#74C365ΔE 15.62

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

#79E16B Channel Values

How #79E16B 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 225 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 66% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 52% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E16B 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E16B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E16B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E16B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E16B
Complementary
#D36BE1
Analogous
#B3E16B
Analogous
#6BE198
Triadic
#6B79E1
Triadic
#E16B79
Split comp.
#986BE1
Split comp.
#E16BB3

Tints & Shades of #79E16B

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

#8CE580
#9BE891
#AEEDA6
#C2F1BB
#D5F5D0
#E4F9E1

Shades

#56D945
#3CCB2A
#31A522
#267F1A
#1A5912
#10370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E16B.

How #79E16B 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#79E16B
Protanopia#D4D46C
Protanomaly#B7D96C
Deuteranopia#C6C670
Deuteranomaly#ADD26E
Tritanopia#8DD7D7
Tritanomaly#86DBB5
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E16B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e16b: #79E16B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E16B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e16b': '#79E16B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.882, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_79e16b">#79E16B</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E16B"

More Green Colors

#79E16B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E16B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E16B?

#79E16B is a light green — rgb(121, 225, 107) in RGB and hsl(113, 66%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #79E16B?

#79E16B is rgb(121, 225, 107) — red 121, green 225, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E16B?

#79E16B converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 52%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E16B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E16B scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E16B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E16B 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 13.28, which is visibly different.

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