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#79CDA5 Color

#79CDA5 is rgb(121, 205, 165) in RGB, hsl(151, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 20%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79CDA5
HEX#79CDA5
RGBrgb(121, 205, 165)
HSLhsl(151, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(151, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 20%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.101 162.2)
LABlab(76.25% -33.55 11.61)
LCHlch(76.25% 35.50 160.91)

What #79CDA5 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 #79CDA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.69Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.18Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.82Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.84Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.59Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.97

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

#79CDA5 Channel Values

How #79CDA5 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 205 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79CDA5 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79CDA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79CDA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79CDA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79CDA5
Complementary
#CD79A2
Analogous
#79CD7A
Analogous
#79CCCD
Triadic
#A579CD
Triadic
#CDA579
Split comp.
#CD79CC
Split comp.
#CD7A79

Tints & Shades of #79CDA5

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

#8CD4B1
#9EDBBE
#B1E2CA
#C0E8D4
#D2EEE1
#E5F5ED

Shades

#57C18E
#41AF7A
#348D62
#29704E
#1D4E36
#123022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79CDA5.

How #79CDA5 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#79CDA5
Protanopia#C2C2A5
Protanomaly#AAC6A5
Deuteranopia#B7B7A7
Deuteranomaly#A2C0A6
Tritanopia#81C9C9
Tritanomaly#7ECABB
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79CDA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79cda5: #79CDA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79CDA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79cda5': '#79CDA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.804, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_79cda5">#79CDA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#79CDA5"

More Green Colors

#79CDA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79CDA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79CDA5?

#79CDA5 is a light green — rgb(121, 205, 165) in RGB and hsl(151, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #79CDA5?

#79CDA5 is rgb(121, 205, 165) — red 121, green 205, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79CDA5?

#79CDA5 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 20%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79CDA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79CDA5 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79CDA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79CDA5 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 5.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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