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#79EC85 Color

#79EC85 is rgb(121, 236, 133) in RGB, hsl(126, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79EC85
HEX#79EC85
RGBrgb(121, 236, 133)
HSLhsl(126, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(126, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.176 146)
LABlab(84.90% -49.98 39.35)
LCHlch(84.90% 63.61 141.78)

What #79EC85 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 #79EC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.08Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.95Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.75Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.9Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.95Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.79

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

#79EC85 Channel Values

How #79EC85 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 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79EC85 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79EC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79EC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79EC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79EC85
Complementary
#EC79E0
Analogous
#A7EC79
Analogous
#79ECBE
Triadic
#8579EC
Triadic
#EC8579
Split comp.
#BE79EC
Split comp.
#EC79A7

Tints & Shades of #79EC85

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

#8BEE95
#9DF1A5
#AFF4B6
#C1F6C6
#D2F9D6
#E4FBE7

Shades

#51E660
#24E037
#1BBB2B
#148F21
#0F6717
#083A0D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79EC85.

How #79EC85 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#79EC85
Protanopia#DEDE86
Protanomaly#BEE485
Deuteranopia#CFCF8A
Deuteranomaly#B3DB88
Tritanopia#8DE2E2
Tritanomaly#86E6C4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79EC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ec85: #79EC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79EC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ec85': '#79EC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_79ec85">#79EC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#79EC85"

More Green Colors

#79EC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79EC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79EC85?

#79EC85 is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 133) in RGB and hsl(126, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #79EC85?

#79EC85 is rgb(121, 236, 133) — red 121, green 236, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79EC85?

#79EC85 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79EC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79EC85 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79EC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79EC85 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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