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#7FD879 Color

#7FD879 is rgb(127, 216, 121) in RGB, hsl(116, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 44%, 15%) 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7FD879
HEX#7FD879
RGBrgb(127, 216, 121)
HSLhsl(116, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(116, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 44%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.156 142.7)
LABlab(79.10% -41.95 38.00)
LCHlch(79.10% 56.61 137.83)

What #7FD879 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 #7FD879, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.13Mantis#74C365ΔE 7.65Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.74Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.05Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.52Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.78

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

#7FD879 Channel Values

How #7FD879 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 127 · G 216 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7FD879 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7FD879 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7FD879

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7FD879; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7FD879
Complementary
#D279D8
Analogous
#AFD879
Analogous
#79D8A2
Triadic
#797FD8
Triadic
#D8797F
Split comp.
#A279D8
Split comp.
#D879AF

Tints & Shades of #7FD879

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

#92DE8C
#A1E29C
#B4E8B0
#C3EDC0
#D6F2D4
#E5F7E3

Shades

#5DCE55
#40BE37
#349A2D
#297B24
#1D5719
#11330F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7FD879.

How #7FD879 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#7FD879
Protanopia#CCCC7A
Protanomaly#B3D179
Deuteranopia#C0C07D
Deuteranomaly#AACA7B
Tritanopia#8FCFCF
Tritanomaly#89D3B3
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7FD879 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7fd879: #7FD879;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7FD879;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7fd879': '#7FD879' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.498, green: 0.847, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_7fd879">#7FD879</color>
SVG fillfill="#7FD879"

More Green Colors

#7FD879 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#7FD879 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7FD879?

#7FD879 is a light green — rgb(127, 216, 121) in RGB and hsl(116, 55%, 66%) 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #7FD879?

#7FD879 is rgb(127, 216, 121) — red 127, green 216, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7FD879?

#7FD879 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 44%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7FD879 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #7FD879 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7FD879 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7FD879 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 7.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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