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#79A087 Color

#79A087 is rgb(121, 160, 135) in RGB, hsl(142, 17%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A087
HEX#79A087
RGBrgb(121, 160, 135)
HSLhsl(142, 17%, 55%)
HSVhsv(142, 24%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.056 156.4)
LABlab(62.44% -17.84 8.54)
LCHlch(62.44% 19.78 154.42)

What #79A087 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 #79A087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 5.76Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.62Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.2Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 11.25Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.9Xanadu#738678ΔE 12.41

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

#79A087 Channel Values

How #79A087 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 160 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 17% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 24% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A087 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #79A087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A087
Complementary
#A07991
Analogous
#7EA079
Analogous
#79A09B
Triadic
#8779A0
Triadic
#A08779
Split comp.
#9B79A0
Split comp.
#A0797E

Tints & Shades of #79A087

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

#8BAC97
#9DB9A7
#AEC6B7
#C3D5CA
#D5E1DA
#E7EEEA

Shades

#668F75
#557761
#466250
#374E3F
#28392E
#17211B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A087.

How #79A087 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#79A087
Protanopia#9A9A87
Protanomaly#8E9D87
Deuteranopia#959588
Deuteranomaly#8A9988
Tritanopia#7D9D9D
Tritanomaly#7B9E95
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #79A087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79a087: #79A087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a087': '#79A087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.627, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_79a087">#79A087</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A087"

More Green Colors

#79A087 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79A087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A087?

#79A087 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 160, 135) in RGB and hsl(142, 17%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #79A087?

#79A087 is rgb(121, 160, 135) — red 121, green 160, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A087?

#79A087 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A087 scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A087 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.08, which is visibly different.

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