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#79D7AF Color

#79D7AF is rgb(121, 215, 175) in RGB, hsl(154, 54%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 19%, 16%) 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 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D7AF
HEX#79D7AF
RGBrgb(121, 215, 175)
HSLhsl(154, 54%, 66%)
HSVhsv(154, 44%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 19%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.107 164.6)
LABlab(79.37% -36.18 10.69)
LCHlch(79.37% 37.73 163.54)

What #79D7AF 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 #79D7AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 5.91Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.16Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.39Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.61Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.76

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

#79D7AF Channel Values

How #79D7AF 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 215 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 54% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 44% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D7AF 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D7AF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D7AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D7AF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D7AF
Complementary
#D779A2
Analogous
#79D780
Analogous
#79D1D7
Triadic
#AF79D7
Triadic
#D7AF79
Split comp.
#D779D1
Split comp.
#D78079

Tints & Shades of #79D7AF

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

#8DDDBA
#9DE2C4
#B0E8D0
#C0ECD9
#D4F2E5
#E4F7EE

Shades

#56CD99
#38BC83
#2E996B
#247A55
#1A563C
#0F3324

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D7AF.

How #79D7AF 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#79D7AF
Protanopia#CBCBAF
Protanomaly#B0D0AF
Deuteranopia#BFBFB1
Deuteranomaly#A7C9B0
Tritanopia#82D2D2
Tritanomaly#7ED4C5
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D7AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d7af: #79D7AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D7AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d7af': '#79D7AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.843, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_79d7af">#79D7AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D7AF"

More Green Colors

#79D7AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D7AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D7AF?

#79D7AF is a light green — rgb(121, 215, 175) in RGB and hsl(154, 54%, 66%) 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 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #79D7AF?

#79D7AF is rgb(121, 215, 175) — red 121, green 215, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D7AF?

#79D7AF converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 19%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D7AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D7AF scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D7AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D7AF 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 5.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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