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#79A375 Color

#79A375 is rgb(121, 163, 117) in RGB, hsl(115, 20%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Green (#679267), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A375
HEX#79A375
RGBrgb(121, 163, 117)
HSLhsl(115, 20%, 55%)
HSVhsv(115, 28%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.081 142.5)
LABlab(63.00% -21.75 19.19)
LCHlch(63.00% 29.01 138.57)

What #79A375 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 #79A375, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Green#679267ΔE 6.59Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.7Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.23Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.18Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.23Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.49

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

#79A375 Channel Values

How #79A375 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 163 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 20% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 28% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A375 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79A375 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79A375

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A375; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A375
Complementary
#9F75A3
Analogous
#90A375
Analogous
#75A388
Triadic
#7579A3
Triadic
#A37579
Split comp.
#8875A3
Split comp.
#A37590

Tints & Shades of #79A375

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

#8BAF88
#9DBC9A
#AFC8AC
#C4D6C2
#D5E2D4
#E7EFE7

Shades

#669362
#557A52
#466543
#375035
#283A27
#172216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A375.

How #79A375 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#79A375
Protanopia#9D9D75
Protanomaly#909F75
Deuteranopia#979776
Deuteranomaly#8C9C76
Tritanopia#809E9E
Tritanomaly#7DA08F
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79A375 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79a375: #79A375;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A375;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a375': '#79A375' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.639, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_79a375">#79A375</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A375"

More Green Colors

#79A375 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79A375 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A375?

#79A375 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 163, 117) in RGB and hsl(115, 20%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Green (#679267), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #79A375?

#79A375 is rgb(121, 163, 117) — red 121, green 163, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A375?

#79A375 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A375 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A375 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A375 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A375 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 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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