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#79BEA4 Color

#79BEA4 is rgb(121, 190, 164) in RGB, hsl(157, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 25%) 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 8.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79BEA4
HEX#79BEA4
RGBrgb(121, 190, 164)
HSLhsl(157, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(157, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.08 168.3)
LABlab(71.84% -27.19 5.94)
LCHlch(71.84% 27.83 167.68)

What #79BEA4 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 #79BEA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.81Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.46Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.87Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.49Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.3Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.36

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

#79BEA4 Channel Values

How #79BEA4 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 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79BEA4 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79BEA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79BEA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79BEA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79BEA4
Complementary
#BE7993
Analogous
#79BE81
Analogous
#79B6BE
Triadic
#A479BE
Triadic
#BEA479
Split comp.
#BE79B6
Split comp.
#BE8179

Tints & Shades of #79BEA4

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

#8AC7AF
#9FD1BD
#B0D9C9
#C1E1D5
#D2E9E1
#E7F3EF

Shades

#5DB191
#4B9B7C
#3D7F66
#2E604D
#214537
#142921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79BEA4.

How #79BEA4 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#79BEA4
Protanopia#B5B5A4
Protanomaly#A0B8A4
Deuteranopia#ABABA6
Deuteranomaly#9AB3A5
Tritanopia#7EBBBB
Tritanomaly#7CBCB2
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79BEA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79bea4: #79BEA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79BEA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79bea4': '#79BEA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.745, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_79bea4">#79BEA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#79BEA4"

More Green Colors

#79BEA4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79BEA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79BEA4?

#79BEA4 is a light green — rgb(121, 190, 164) in RGB and hsl(157, 35%, 61%) 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 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #79BEA4?

#79BEA4 is rgb(121, 190, 164) — red 121, green 190, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79BEA4?

#79BEA4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79BEA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79BEA4 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79BEA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79BEA4 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.36, which is visibly different.

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