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#79BE95 Color

#79BE95 is rgb(121, 190, 149) in RGB, hsl(144, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79BE95
HEX#79BE95
RGBrgb(121, 190, 149)
HSLhsl(144, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(144, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.092 157.2)
LABlab(71.55% -29.51 13.59)
LCHlch(71.55% 32.49 155.27)

What #79BE95 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 #79BE95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.26Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.46Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.63Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.88Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.82Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.77

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

#79BE95 Channel Values

How #79BE95 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 190 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79BE95 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79BE95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79BE95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79BE95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79BE95
Complementary
#BE79A3
Analogous
#80BE79
Analogous
#79BEB7
Triadic
#9579BE
Triadic
#BE9579
Split comp.
#B779BE
Split comp.
#BE7980

Tints & Shades of #79BE95

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

#8AC7A2
#9FD1B3
#B0D9C0
#C1E1CE
#D2E9DC
#E7F3EC

Shades

#5DB17F
#4B9B6B
#3D7F58
#2E6042
#21452F
#14291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79BE95.

How #79BE95 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#79BE95
Protanopia#B5B595
Protanomaly#A0B895
Deuteranopia#ABAB97
Deuteranomaly#9AB396
Tritanopia#81B9B9
Tritanomaly#7EBBAC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79BE95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79be95: #79BE95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79BE95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79be95': '#79BE95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.745, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_79be95">#79BE95</color>
SVG fillfill="#79BE95"

More Green Colors

#79BE95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79BE95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79BE95?

#79BE95 is a light green — rgb(121, 190, 149) in RGB and hsl(144, 35%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #79BE95?

#79BE95 is rgb(121, 190, 149) — red 121, green 190, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79BE95?

#79BE95 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79BE95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79BE95 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79BE95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79BE95 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 8.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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