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#79D7BB Color

#79D7BB is rgb(121, 215, 187) in RGB, hsl(162, 54%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D7BB
HEX#79D7BB
RGBrgb(121, 215, 187)
HSLhsl(162, 54%, 66%)
HSVhsv(162, 44%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.099 172.4)
LABlab(79.60% -34.22 4.70)
LCHlch(79.60% 34.54 172.18)

What #79D7BB 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 #79D7BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 4.75Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 6.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.56Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.88Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.01Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.19

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

#79D7BB Channel Values

How #79D7BB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 54% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 44% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D7BB 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D7BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D7BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D7BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D7BB
Complementary
#D77996
Analogous
#79D78C
Analogous
#79C4D7
Triadic
#BB79D7
Triadic
#D7BB79
Split comp.
#D779C4
Split comp.
#D78C79

Tints & Shades of #79D7BB

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

#8DDDC5
#9DE2CD
#B0E8D7
#C0ECDF
#D4F2E9
#E4F7F1

Shades

#56CDA9
#38BC95
#2E9979
#247A60
#1A5644
#0F3328

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D7BB.

How #79D7BB 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#79D7BB
Protanopia#CBCBBB
Protanomaly#B0D0BB
Deuteranopia#BFBFBD
Deuteranomaly#A7C9BC
Tritanopia#80D4D4
Tritanomaly#7DD5CA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D7BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d7bb: #79D7BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D7BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d7bb': '#79D7BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.843, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_79d7bb">#79D7BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D7BB"

More Green Colors

#79D7BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D7BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D7BB?

#79D7BB is a light green — rgb(121, 215, 187) in RGB and hsl(162, 54%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #79D7BB?

#79D7BB is rgb(121, 215, 187) — red 121, green 215, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D7BB?

#79D7BB converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D7BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D7BB scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D7BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D7BB 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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