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#79A97E Color

#79A97E is rgb(121, 169, 126) in RGB, hsl(126, 22%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A97E
HEX#79A97E
RGBrgb(121, 169, 126)
HSLhsl(126, 22%, 57%)
HSVhsv(126, 28%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.081 147.3)
LABlab(64.93% -23.35 16.92)
LCHlch(64.93% 28.83 144.08)

What #79A97E 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 #79A97E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.33Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.35Russian Green#679267ΔE 8.56Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.62Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 8.78Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.87

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

#79A97E Channel Values

How #79A97E 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 169 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 22% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 28% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A97E 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79A97E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79A97E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A97E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A97E
Complementary
#A979A5
Analogous
#8DA979
Analogous
#79A996
Triadic
#7E79A9
Triadic
#A97E79
Split comp.
#9679A9
Split comp.
#A9798D

Tints & Shades of #79A97E

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

#8CB590
#9FC1A2
#B1CDB4
#C1D7C3
#D3E3D5
#E6EFE7

Shades

#619867
#548358
#446A47
#365439
#263B28
#182519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A97E.

How #79A97E 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#79A97E
Protanopia#A2A27E
Protanomaly#93A57E
Deuteranopia#9B9B80
Deuteranomaly#8FA17F
Tritanopia#80A4A4
Tritanomaly#7DA697
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #79A97E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79a97e: #79A97E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A97E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a97e': '#79A97E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.663, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_79a97e">#79A97E</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A97E"

More Green Colors

#79A97E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79A97E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A97E?

#79A97E is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 169, 126) in RGB and hsl(126, 22%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.33.

What is the RGB value of #79A97E?

#79A97E is rgb(121, 169, 126) — red 121, green 169, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A97E?

#79A97E converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A97E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A97E scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A97E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A97E 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 7.33, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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