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#79E27E Color

#79E27E is rgb(121, 226, 126) in RGB, hsl(123, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 44%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E27E
HEX#79E27E
RGBrgb(121, 226, 126)
HSLhsl(123, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(123, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 44%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.168 144.8)
LABlab(81.86% -47.01 38.94)
LCHlch(81.86% 61.04 140.37)

What #79E27E 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 #79E27E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 2.19Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.7Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.45Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.25Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.11Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.6

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

#79E27E Channel Values

How #79E27E 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 226 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 123° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 123° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E27E 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E27E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E27E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E27E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E27E
Complementary
#E279DC
Analogous
#A8E279
Analogous
#79E2B3
Triadic
#7E79E2
Triadic
#E27E79
Split comp.
#B379E2
Split comp.
#E279A8

Tints & Shades of #79E27E

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

#8AE58E
#9FEAA3
#B0EEB3
#C0F1C3
#D1F5D3
#E6F9E7

Shades

#54D95A
#2ED136
#26AB2C
#1C8222
#145C18
#0C360E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E27E.

How #79E27E 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#79E27E
Protanopia#D5D57F
Protanomaly#B7DA7E
Deuteranopia#C7C782
Deuteranomaly#ADD281
Tritanopia#8CD9D9
Tritanomaly#85DCBB
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E27E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e27e: #79E27E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E27E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e27e': '#79E27E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.886, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_79e27e">#79E27E</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E27E"

More Green Colors

#79E27E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E27E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E27E?

#79E27E is a light green — rgb(121, 226, 126) in RGB and hsl(123, 64%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #79E27E?

#79E27E is rgb(121, 226, 126) — red 121, green 226, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E27E?

#79E27E converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 44%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E27E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E27E scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E27E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E27E 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 6.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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