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#79EC4B Color

#79EC4B is rgb(121, 236, 75) in RGB, hsl(103, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79EC4B
HEX#79EC4B
RGBrgb(121, 236, 75)
HSLhsl(103, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(103, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.223 138.2)
LABlab(84.39% -54.75 63.87)
LCHlch(84.39% 84.12 130.60)

What #79EC4B 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 #79EC4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.16Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 11.76Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.23French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 15.06Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 16.92Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 17.1

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

#79EC4B Channel Values

How #79EC4B 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 236 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79EC4B 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79EC4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79EC4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79EC4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79EC4B
Complementary
#BE4BEC
Analogous
#C9EC4B
Analogous
#4BEC6E
Triadic
#4B79EC
Triadic
#EC4B79
Split comp.
#6E4BEC
Split comp.
#EC4BC9

Tints & Shades of #79EC4B

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

#8AEF62
#9FF17E
#B0F495
#C1F6AC
#D2F9C3
#E7FCDF

Shades

#5DE826
#4AD016
#3DAB12
#2E810E
#215C0A
#143706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79EC4B.

How #79EC4B 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#79EC4B
Protanopia#DEDE4D
Protanomaly#BEE44C
Deuteranopia#CFCF54
Deuteranomaly#B3DB50
Tritanopia#92E0E0
Tritanomaly#89E5B7
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79EC4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ec4b: #79EC4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79EC4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ec4b': '#79EC4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_79ec4b">#79EC4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#79EC4B"

More Green Colors

#79EC4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79EC4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79EC4B?

#79EC4B is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 75) in RGB and hsl(103, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #79EC4B?

#79EC4B is rgb(121, 236, 75) — red 121, green 236, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79EC4B?

#79EC4B converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79EC4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79EC4B scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79EC4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79EC4B 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.23, which is visibly different.

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