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#79E290 Color

#79E290 is rgb(121, 226, 144) in RGB, hsl(133, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 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 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E290
HEX#79E290
RGBrgb(121, 226, 144)
HSLhsl(133, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(133, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(82.9% 0.151 149.3)
LABlab(82.09% -44.94 30.35)
LCHlch(82.09% 54.23 145.97)

What #79E290 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 #79E290, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.79Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.19Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.29Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.06Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.56Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.78

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

#79E290 Channel Values

How #79E290 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E290 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E290 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E290

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E290; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E290
Complementary
#E279CB
Analogous
#97E279
Analogous
#79E2C4
Triadic
#9079E2
Triadic
#E29079
Split comp.
#C479E2
Split comp.
#E27997

Tints & Shades of #79E290

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

#8AE59E
#9FEAAF
#B0EEBD
#C0F1CB
#D1F5D9
#E6F9EA

Shades

#54D971
#2ED151
#26AB43
#1C8232
#145C24
#0C3615

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E290.

How #79E290 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#79E290
Protanopia#D5D591
Protanomaly#B7DA90
Deuteranopia#C7C794
Deuteranomaly#ADD292
Tritanopia#8ADADA
Tritanomaly#83DDC1
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E290 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e290: #79E290;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E290;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e290': '#79E290' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.886, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_79e290">#79E290</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E290"

More Green Colors

#79E290 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E290 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E290?

#79E290 is a light green — rgb(121, 226, 144) in RGB and hsl(133, 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 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #79E290?

#79E290 is rgb(121, 226, 144) — red 121, green 226, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E290?

#79E290 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 36%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E290 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E290 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E290 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E290 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 7.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.