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#79D8A5 Color

#79D8A5 is rgb(121, 216, 165) in RGB, hsl(148, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D8A5
HEX#79D8A5
RGBrgb(121, 216, 165)
HSLhsl(148, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(148, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.117 158.8)
LABlab(79.48% -38.13 16.08)
LCHlch(79.48% 41.38 157.13)

What #79D8A5 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 #79D8A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.03Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.25Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.5Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.14Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.78Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.78

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

#79D8A5 Channel Values

How #79D8A5 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 216 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D8A5 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D8A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D8A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D8A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D8A5
Complementary
#D879AB
Analogous
#7CD879
Analogous
#79D8D5
Triadic
#A579D8
Triadic
#D8A579
Split comp.
#D579D8
Split comp.
#D8797C

Tints & Shades of #79D8A5

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

#8CDEB2
#9CE2BD
#B0E8CA
#C0EDD5
#D4F2E2
#E3F7EC

Shades

#55CE8D
#37BE76
#2D9A60
#247B4C
#195736
#0F3320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D8A5.

How #79D8A5 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#79D8A5
Protanopia#CCCCA5
Protanomaly#B1D1A5
Deuteranopia#BFBFA8
Deuteranomaly#A8CAA7
Tritanopia#84D2D2
Tritanomaly#80D5C2
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D8A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d8a5: #79D8A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D8A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d8a5': '#79D8A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.847, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_79d8a5">#79D8A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D8A5"

More Green Colors

#79D8A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#79D8A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D8A5?

#79D8A5 is a light green — rgb(121, 216, 165) in RGB and hsl(148, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Deer (#99E6B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #79D8A5?

#79D8A5 is rgb(121, 216, 165) — red 121, green 216, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D8A5?

#79D8A5 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D8A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D8A5 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D8A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D8A5 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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