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#79EC7D Color

#79EC7D is rgb(121, 236, 125) in RGB, hsl(122, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79EC7D
HEX#79EC7D
RGBrgb(121, 236, 125)
HSLhsl(122, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(122, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.183 144.4)
LABlab(84.81% -50.82 43.06)
LCHlch(84.81% 66.60 139.73)

What #79EC7D 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 #79EC7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.94Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.3Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.16Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.88Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.41Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.05

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

#79EC7D Channel Values

How #79EC7D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79EC7D 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79EC7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79EC7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79EC7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79EC7D
Complementary
#EC79E8
Analogous
#AFEC79
Analogous
#79ECB6
Triadic
#7D79EC
Triadic
#EC7D79
Split comp.
#B679EC
Split comp.
#EC79AF

Tints & Shades of #79EC7D

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

#8BEE8E
#9DF1A0
#AFF4B1
#C1F6C2
#D2F9D4
#E4FBE5

Shades

#51E656
#24E02B
#1BBB20
#148F18
#0F6712
#083A0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79EC7D.

How #79EC7D 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#79EC7D
Protanopia#DEDE7E
Protanomaly#BEE47D
Deuteranopia#CFCF82
Deuteranomaly#B3DB80
Tritanopia#8EE2E2
Tritanomaly#86E6C2
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79EC7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ec7d: #79EC7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79EC7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ec7d': '#79EC7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_79ec7d">#79EC7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#79EC7D"

More Green Colors

#79EC7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79EC7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79EC7D?

#79EC7D is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 125) in RGB and hsl(122, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #79EC7D?

#79EC7D is rgb(121, 236, 125) — red 121, green 236, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79EC7D?

#79EC7D converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79EC7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79EC7D scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79EC7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79EC7D 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, 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.