HEX atlas value

#79C43B

#79C43B is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 196, 59, HSL 93, 54%, 50%, has luminance 0.4386, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#79C43B Sample readable text

HEX #79C43B

RGB rgb(121, 196, 59)

HSL hsl(93 54% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(38, 0, 70, 23)

Luminance 0.4386

Contrast Black 9.77:1White 2.15:1

CSS

--color-79c43b: #79C43B;
.background-79c43b { background-color: #79C43B; }
.text-79c43b { color: #79C43B; }

Luminance0.4386

Black text9.77:1AA Pass

White text2.15:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#79C43B","rgb":[121,196,59],"hsl":[93,54,50],"cmyk":[38,0,70,23],"luminance":0.4386,"contrast":{"black":9.77,"white":2.15}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.15,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A9D981","hex":"#A9D981","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.93,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#76E01F","hex":"#76E01F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.45,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDC43B","hex":"#BDC43B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.12,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/79c43b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/moss-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#863BC4","analogous":["#BDC43B","#3BC442"],"triadic":["#3B79C4","#C43B79"],"tetradic":["#3BBDC4","#863BC4","#C4423B"],"splitComplementary":["#423BC4","#C43BBD"],"monochromatic":["#A9D981","#79C43B","#4D7E26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A9D981","dark":"#4D7E26","saturated":"#76E01F","desaturated":"#7BA857","pastel":"#BDD8A6","neon":"#89FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":35.369478367654786},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":39.25557285278104},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":55.47071299343465},{"slug":"kelly-green","name":"Kelly Green","hex":"#4CBB17","distance":58.32666628567074},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":60.728905802755904}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79C43B

#79C43B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #79C43B is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 121, 196, and 59, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 93deg with 54% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4386, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.77:1AA Pass

White text2.15:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79C43B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.15:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A9D981#000000 text · best 12.93:1#A9D981

#76E01F#000000 text · best 12.45:1#76E01F

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#BDC43B#000000 text · best 11.12:1#BDC43B

Generated Palette

#79C43B#79C43B

#863BC4#863BC4

#BDC43B#BDC43B

#3BC442#3BC442

#A9D981#A9D981

#4D7E26#4D7E26

Color Harmonies

#863BC4#863BC4

#BDC43B#BDC43B

#3BC442#3BC442

#3B79C4#3B79C4

#C43B79#C43B79

Variants

#A9D981#A9D981

#4D7E26#4D7E26

#76E01F#76E01F

#7BA857#7BA857

#BDD8A6#BDD8A6

#89FF29#89FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Moss Green#8A9A5B

Kelly Green#4CBB17

Olive Drab#6B8E23

#79C43B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79C43B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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