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#79C39A Color

#79C39A is rgb(121, 195, 154) in RGB, hsl(147, 38%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 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 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79C39A
HEX#79C39A
RGBrgb(121, 195, 154)
HSLhsl(147, 38%, 62%)
HSVhsv(147, 38%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.095 158.8)
LABlab(73.11% -30.94 13.09)
LCHlch(73.11% 33.60 157.08)

What #79C39A 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 #79C39A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.8Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.94Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.22Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.04Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.27

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

#79C39A Channel Values

How #79C39A 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 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 38% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 38% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79C39A 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 text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79C39A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79C39A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79C39A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79C39A
Complementary
#C379A2
Analogous
#7DC379
Analogous
#79C3BF
Triadic
#9A79C3
Triadic
#C39A79
Split comp.
#BF79C3
Split comp.
#C3797D

Tints & Shades of #79C39A

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

#8BCBA8
#9CD3B5
#AEDBC2
#C3E4D2
#D5ECDF
#E6F4EC

Shades

#5DB685
#479E6E
#3A825B
#2E6647
#214A34
#132A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79C39A.

How #79C39A 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#79C39A
Protanopia#B9B99A
Protanomaly#A3BD9A
Deuteranopia#AFAF9C
Deuteranomaly#9CB79B
Tritanopia#81BEBE
Tritanomaly#7EC0B1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79C39A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79c39a: #79C39A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79C39A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79c39a': '#79C39A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.765, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_79c39a">#79C39A</color>
SVG fillfill="#79C39A"

More Green Colors

#79C39A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79C39A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79C39A?

#79C39A is a light green — rgb(121, 195, 154) in RGB and hsl(147, 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #79C39A?

#79C39A is rgb(121, 195, 154) — red 121, green 195, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79C39A?

#79C39A converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79C39A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79C39A scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79C39A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79C39A 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 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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