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#79C394 Color

#79C394 is rgb(121, 195, 148) in RGB, hsl(142, 38%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 24%, 24%) 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 9.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79C394
HEX#79C394
RGBrgb(121, 195, 148)
HSLhsl(142, 38%, 62%)
HSVhsv(142, 38%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 24%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.101 155.3)
LABlab(73.00% -31.82 16.13)
LCHlch(73.00% 35.68 153.12)

What #79C394 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 #79C394, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.81Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.99Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.21Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.29Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.51Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.99

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

#79C394 Channel Values

How #79C394 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 195 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 38% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 38% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79C394 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79C394 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79C394

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79C394; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79C394
Complementary
#C379A8
Analogous
#83C379
Analogous
#79C3B9
Triadic
#9479C3
Triadic
#C39479
Split comp.
#B979C3
Split comp.
#C37983

Tints & Shades of #79C394

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

#8BCBA2
#9CD3B0
#AEDBBE
#C3E4CF
#D5ECDD
#E6F4EB

Shades

#5DB67E
#479E67
#3A8255
#2E6642
#214A30
#132A1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79C394.

How #79C394 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#79C394
Protanopia#B9B994
Protanomaly#A3BD94
Deuteranopia#AFAF96
Deuteranomaly#9CB795
Tritanopia#82BEBE
Tritanomaly#7EC0AF
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #79C394 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79c394: #79C394;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79C394;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79c394': '#79C394' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.765, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_79c394">#79C394</color>
SVG fillfill="#79C394"

More Green Colors

#79C394 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79C394 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79C394?

#79C394 is a light green — rgb(121, 195, 148) in RGB and hsl(142, 38%, 62%) 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 9.81.

What is the RGB value of #79C394?

#79C394 is rgb(121, 195, 148) — red 121, green 195, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79C394?

#79C394 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 24%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79C394 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79C394 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79C394 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79C394 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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