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#79ED50 Color

#79ED50 is rgb(121, 237, 80) in RGB, hsl(104, 81%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 66%, 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79ED50
HEX#79ED50
RGBrgb(121, 237, 80)
HSLhsl(104, 81%, 62%)
HSVhsv(104, 66%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 66%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.22 138.7)
LABlab(84.72% -54.80 62.36)
LCHlch(84.72% 83.02 131.31)

What #79ED50 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 #79ED50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.8Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 10.98Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.15French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 16.26Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 17.07Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 17.39

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

#79ED50 Channel Values

How #79ED50 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 237 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 81% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 66% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79ED50 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79ED50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79ED50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79ED50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79ED50
Complementary
#C350ED
Analogous
#C8ED50
Analogous
#50ED74
Triadic
#5079ED
Triadic
#ED5079
Split comp.
#7450ED
Split comp.
#ED50C8

Tints & Shades of #79ED50

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

#8BEF67
#9DF17E
#AEF495
#C3F7B1
#D5F9C8
#E6FCDF

Shades

#5DE92B
#47D016
#3BAB12
#2E860E
#21610A
#133706

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79ED50.

How #79ED50 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#79ED50
Protanopia#DFDF51
Protanomaly#BEE551
Deuteranopia#D0D058
Deuteranomaly#B4DC55
Tritanopia#92E1E1
Tritanomaly#89E6B8
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79ED50 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ed50: #79ED50;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79ED50;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ed50': '#79ED50' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.929, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_79ed50">#79ED50</color>
SVG fillfill="#79ED50"

More Green Colors

#79ED50 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79ED50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79ED50?

#79ED50 is a light green — rgb(121, 237, 80) in RGB and hsl(104, 81%, 62%) 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #79ED50?

#79ED50 is rgb(121, 237, 80) — red 121, green 237, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79ED50?

#79ED50 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 66%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79ED50 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79ED50 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79ED50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79ED50 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 14.15, which is visibly different.

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