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#79AF91 Color

#79AF91 is rgb(121, 175, 145) in RGB, hsl(147, 25%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 31%) 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 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79AF91
HEX#79AF91
RGBrgb(121, 175, 145)
HSLhsl(147, 25%, 58%)
HSVhsv(147, 31%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.072 159.5)
LABlab(67.05% -23.38 9.50)
LCHlch(67.05% 25.24 157.89)

What #79AF91 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 #79AF91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.21Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.67Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.8Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 9.8Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.12Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12

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

#79AF91 Channel Values

How #79AF91 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 175 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 25% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 31% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79AF91 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79AF91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79AF91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79AF91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79AF91
Complementary
#AF7997
Analogous
#7CAF79
Analogous
#79AFAC
Triadic
#9179AF
Triadic
#AF9179
Split comp.
#AC79AF
Split comp.
#AF797C

Tints & Shades of #79AF91

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

#8CBAA1
#9CC4AE
#AFCFBE
#C2DBCD
#D6E6DD
#E6F0EA

Shades

#609F7C
#52896B
#437057
#345643
#243D2F
#17261E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79AF91.

How #79AF91 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#79AF91
Protanopia#A7A791
Protanomaly#97AA91
Deuteranopia#A0A093
Deuteranomaly#92A692
Tritanopia#7EACAC
Tritanomaly#7CADA2
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79AF91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79af91: #79AF91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79AF91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79af91': '#79AF91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.686, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_79af91">#79AF91</color>
SVG fillfill="#79AF91"

More Green Colors

#79AF91 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79AF91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79AF91?

#79AF91 is a mid-tone green — rgb(121, 175, 145) in RGB and hsl(147, 25%, 58%) 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 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #79AF91?

#79AF91 is rgb(121, 175, 145) — red 121, green 175, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79AF91?

#79AF91 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79AF91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79AF91 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79AF91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79AF91 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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