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#79E287 Color

#79E287 is rgb(121, 226, 135) in RGB, hsl(128, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 40%, 11%) 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 5.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E287
HEX#79E287
RGBrgb(121, 226, 135)
HSLhsl(128, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(128, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 40%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.16 146.9)
LABlab(81.97% -46.02 34.67)
LCHlch(81.97% 57.62 143.00)

What #79E287 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 #79E287, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.78Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.87Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.28Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.49Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.04Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.05

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

#79E287 Channel Values

How #79E287 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E287 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E287 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E287

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E287; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E287
Complementary
#E279D4
Analogous
#9FE279
Analogous
#79E2BB
Triadic
#8779E2
Triadic
#E28779
Split comp.
#BB79E2
Split comp.
#E2799F

Tints & Shades of #79E287

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

#8AE596
#9FEAA9
#B0EEB8
#C0F1C7
#D1F5D6
#E6F9E9

Shades

#54D965
#2ED144
#26AB37
#1C822A
#145C1E
#0C3612

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E287.

How #79E287 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#79E287
Protanopia#D5D588
Protanomaly#B7DA87
Deuteranopia#C7C78B
Deuteranomaly#ADD289
Tritanopia#8BD9D9
Tritanomaly#84DDBE
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E287 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e287: #79E287;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E287;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e287': '#79E287' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.886, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_79e287">#79E287</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E287"

More Green Colors

#79E287 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E287 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E287?

#79E287 is a light green — rgb(121, 226, 135) in RGB and hsl(128, 64%, 68%) 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 5.78.

What is the RGB value of #79E287?

#79E287 is rgb(121, 226, 135) — red 121, green 226, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E287?

#79E287 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 40%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E287 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E287 scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E287 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E287 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 5.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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