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#79D8BA Color

#79D8BA is rgb(121, 216, 186) in RGB, hsl(161, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D8BA
HEX#79D8BA
RGBrgb(121, 216, 186)
HSLhsl(161, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(161, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.101 171.2)
LABlab(79.87% -34.81 5.61)
LCHlch(79.87% 35.26 170.84)

What #79D8BA 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 #79D8BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.51Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.68Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.86Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.17Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.86Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.05

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

#79D8BA Channel Values

How #79D8BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D8BA 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D8BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D8BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D8BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D8BA
Complementary
#D87997
Analogous
#79D88A
Analogous
#79C7D8
Triadic
#BA79D8
Triadic
#D8BA79
Split comp.
#D879C7
Split comp.
#D88A79

Tints & Shades of #79D8BA

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

#8CDEC4
#9CE2CC
#B0E8D6
#C0EDDE
#D4F2E9
#E3F7F1

Shades

#55CEA7
#37BE93
#2D9A78
#247B5F
#195743
#0F3328

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D8BA.

How #79D8BA 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#79D8BA
Protanopia#CCCCBA
Protanomaly#B1D1BA
Deuteranopia#BFBFBC
Deuteranomaly#A8CABB
Tritanopia#80D5D5
Tritanomaly#7DD6CA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D8BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d8ba: #79D8BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D8BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d8ba': '#79D8BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.847, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_79d8ba">#79D8BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D8BA"

More Green Colors

#79D8BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D8BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D8BA?

#79D8BA is a light green — rgb(121, 216, 186) in RGB and hsl(161, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #79D8BA?

#79D8BA is rgb(121, 216, 186) — red 121, green 216, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D8BA?

#79D8BA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 14%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D8BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D8BA scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D8BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D8BA 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 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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