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#79A994 Color

#79A994 is rgb(121, 169, 148) in RGB, hsl(154, 22%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A994
HEX#79A994
RGBrgb(121, 169, 148)
HSLhsl(154, 22%, 57%)
HSVhsv(154, 28%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.06 165.8)
LABlab(65.35% -20.13 5.46)
LCHlch(65.35% 20.85 164.83)

What #79A994 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 #79A994, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 6.76Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 8.12Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.96Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 11.02Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.1Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 13.48

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

#79A994 Channel Values

How #79A994 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 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 22% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 28% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A994 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79A994 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79A994

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A994; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A994
Complementary
#A9798E
Analogous
#79A97C
Analogous
#79A6A9
Triadic
#9579A9
Triadic
#A99579
Split comp.
#A979A6
Split comp.
#A97C79

Tints & Shades of #79A994

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

#8CB5A3
#9FC1B2
#B1CDC1
#C1D7CD
#D3E3DC
#E6EFEB

Shades

#619881
#54836E
#446A59
#365447
#263B32
#18251F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A994.

How #79A994 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#79A994
Protanopia#A2A294
Protanomaly#93A594
Deuteranopia#9B9B95
Deuteranomaly#8FA195
Tritanopia#7DA7A7
Tritanomaly#7BA89F
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79A994 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79a994: #79A994;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A994;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a994': '#79A994' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.663, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_79a994">#79A994</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A994"

More Green Colors

#79A994 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79A994 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A994?

#79A994 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 169, 148) in RGB and hsl(154, 22%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #79A994?

#79A994 is rgb(121, 169, 148) — red 121, green 169, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A994?

#79A994 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A994 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A994 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A994 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A994 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.98, which is visibly different.

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