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#79FC8A Color

#79FC8A is rgb(121, 252, 138) in RGB, hsl(128, 96%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 0%, 45%, 1%) 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 9.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79FC8A
HEX#79FC8A
RGBrgb(121, 252, 138)
HSLhsl(128, 96%, 73%)
HSVhsv(128, 52%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 45%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.193 146.4)
LABlab(89.66% -55.19 42.90)
LCHlch(89.66% 69.91 142.14)

What #79FC8A 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 #79FC8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.02Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.74Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 11.53Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.16Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.14Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 16.53

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

#79FC8A Channel Values

How #79FC8A 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 252 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 96% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 52% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79FC8A 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79FC8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79FC8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79FC8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79FC8A
Complementary
#FC78EB
Analogous
#A9FC78
Analogous
#78FCCC
Triadic
#8A78FC
Triadic
#FC8A78
Split comp.
#CC78FC
Split comp.
#FC78A9

Tints & Shades of #79FC8A

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

#8CFD9B
#9BFDA8
#AFFDB9
#BEFEC7
#D2FED8
#E1FEE5

Shades

#46FB5E
#14FA33
#04D720
#03AA1A
#027812
#01460B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79FC8A.

How #79FC8A 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#79FC8A
Protanopia#ECEC8B
Protanomaly#C8F38B
Deuteranopia#DCDC8F
Deuteranomaly#BCE98D
Tritanopia#91F1F1
Tritanomaly#88F6D0
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79FC8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79fc8a: #79FC8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79FC8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79fc8a': '#79FC8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.988, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_79fc8a">#79FC8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#79FC8A"

More Green Colors

#79FC8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79FC8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79FC8A?

#79FC8A is a light green — rgb(121, 252, 138) in RGB and hsl(128, 96%, 73%) 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 9.02.

What is the RGB value of #79FC8A?

#79FC8A is rgb(121, 252, 138) — red 121, green 252, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79FC8A?

#79FC8A converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 0%, 45%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79FC8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79FC8A scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79FC8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79FC8A 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 11.53, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.