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#79E293 Color

#79E293 is rgb(121, 226, 147) in RGB, hsl(135, 64%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 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 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E293
HEX#79E293
RGBrgb(121, 226, 147)
HSLhsl(135, 64%, 68%)
HSVhsv(135, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(83% 0.148 150.2)
LABlab(82.13% -44.57 28.89)
LCHlch(82.13% 53.11 147.05)

What #79E293 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 #79E293, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.87Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.46Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.67Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.23Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.54Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.31

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

#79E293 Channel Values

How #79E293 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 64% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E293 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 text13.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E293 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E293

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E293; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E293
Complementary
#E279C8
Analogous
#93E279
Analogous
#79E2C8
Triadic
#9379E2
Triadic
#E29379
Split comp.
#C879E2
Split comp.
#E27993

Tints & Shades of #79E293

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

#8AE5A1
#9FEAB2
#B0EEBF
#C0F1CD
#D1F5DA
#E6F9EB

Shades

#54D975
#2ED157
#26AB47
#1C8236
#145C26
#0C3617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E293.

How #79E293 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#79E293
Protanopia#D5D594
Protanomaly#B7DA93
Deuteranopia#C7C797
Deuteranomaly#ADD295
Tritanopia#89DADA
Tritanomaly#83DDC2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E293 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e293: #79E293;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E293;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e293': '#79E293' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.886, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_79e293">#79E293</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E293"

More Green Colors

#79E293 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E293 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E293?

#79E293 is a light green — rgb(121, 226, 147) in RGB and hsl(135, 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 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #79E293?

#79E293 is rgb(121, 226, 147) — red 121, green 226, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E293?

#79E293 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E293 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E293 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E293 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E293 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 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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