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#79C398 Color

#79C398 is rgb(121, 195, 152) in RGB, hsl(145, 38%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 24%) 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 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79C398
HEX#79C398
RGBrgb(121, 195, 152)
HSLhsl(145, 38%, 62%)
HSVhsv(145, 38%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.097 157.6)
LABlab(73.08% -31.24 14.10)
LCHlch(73.08% 34.27 155.71)

What #79C398 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 #79C398, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.09Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.37Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.82Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.38Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.67Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.85

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

#79C398 Channel Values

How #79C398 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 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 38% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 38% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79C398 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79C398 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79C398

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79C398; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79C398
Complementary
#C379A4
Analogous
#7FC379
Analogous
#79C3BD
Triadic
#9879C3
Triadic
#C39879
Split comp.
#BD79C3
Split comp.
#C3797F

Tints & Shades of #79C398

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

#8BCBA6
#9CD3B3
#AEDBC1
#C3E4D1
#D5ECDE
#E6F4EC

Shades

#5DB682
#479E6B
#3A8258
#2E6645
#214A32
#132A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79C398.

How #79C398 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#79C398
Protanopia#B9B998
Protanomaly#A3BD98
Deuteranopia#AFAF9A
Deuteranomaly#9CB799
Tritanopia#81BEBE
Tritanomaly#7EC0B0
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79C398 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79c398: #79C398;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79C398;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79c398': '#79C398' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.765, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_79c398">#79C398</color>
SVG fillfill="#79C398"

More Green Colors

#79C398 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79C398 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79C398?

#79C398 is a light green — rgb(121, 195, 152) in RGB and hsl(145, 38%, 62%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #79C398?

#79C398 is rgb(121, 195, 152) — red 121, green 195, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79C398?

#79C398 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79C398 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79C398 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79C398 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79C398 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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