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#79EC98 Color

#79EC98 is rgb(121, 236, 152) in RGB, hsl(136, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 36%, 7%) 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 7.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79EC98
HEX#79EC98
RGBrgb(121, 236, 152)
HSLhsl(136, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(136, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 36%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.158 150.6)
LABlab(85.14% -47.75 30.33)
LCHlch(85.14% 56.57 147.57)

What #79EC98 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 #79EC98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.83Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.05Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.92Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.16Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.42Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.63

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

#79EC98 Channel Values

How #79EC98 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79EC98 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79EC98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79EC98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79EC98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79EC98
Complementary
#EC79CD
Analogous
#94EC79
Analogous
#79ECD1
Triadic
#9879EC
Triadic
#EC9879
Split comp.
#D179EC
Split comp.
#EC7994

Tints & Shades of #79EC98

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

#8BEEA5
#9DF1B3
#AFF4C1
#C1F6CF
#D2F9DD
#E4FBEA

Shades

#51E679
#24E056
#1BBB46
#148F35
#0F6726
#083A16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79EC98.

How #79EC98 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#79EC98
Protanopia#DEDE99
Protanomaly#BEE498
Deuteranopia#CFCF9C
Deuteranomaly#B3DB9A
Tritanopia#8BE4E4
Tritanomaly#84E7CA
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79EC98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ec98: #79EC98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79EC98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ec98': '#79EC98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_79ec98">#79EC98</color>
SVG fillfill="#79EC98"

More Green Colors

#79EC98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79EC98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79EC98?

#79EC98 is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 152) in RGB and hsl(136, 75%, 70%) 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 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #79EC98?

#79EC98 is rgb(121, 236, 152) — red 121, green 236, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79EC98?

#79EC98 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 36%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79EC98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79EC98 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79EC98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79EC98 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 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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