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#79D8BB Color

#79D8BB is rgb(121, 216, 187) in RGB, hsl(162, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79D8BB
HEX#79D8BB
RGBrgb(121, 216, 187)
HSLhsl(162, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(162, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.1 171.9)
LABlab(79.89% -34.64 5.12)
LCHlch(79.89% 35.02 171.60)

What #79D8BB 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 #79D8BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.19Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.21Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.52Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.42Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.64

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

#79D8BB Channel Values

How #79D8BB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79D8BB 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 text12.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79D8BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79D8BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79D8BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79D8BB
Complementary
#D87995
Analogous
#79D88C
Analogous
#79C5D8
Triadic
#BB79D8
Triadic
#D8BB79
Split comp.
#D879C5
Split comp.
#D88C79

Tints & Shades of #79D8BB

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

#8CDEC5
#9CE2CD
#B0E8D7
#C0EDDF
#D4F2E9
#E3F7F1

Shades

#55CEA9
#37BE95
#2D9A79
#247B60
#195744
#0F3328

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79D8BB.

How #79D8BB 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#79D8BB
Protanopia#CCCCBB
Protanomaly#B1D1BB
Deuteranopia#BFBFBD
Deuteranomaly#A8CABC
Tritanopia#80D5D5
Tritanomaly#7DD6CB
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79D8BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79d8bb: #79D8BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79D8BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79d8bb': '#79D8BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.847, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_79d8bb">#79D8BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#79D8BB"

More Green Colors

#79D8BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79D8BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79D8BB?

#79D8BB is a light green — rgb(121, 216, 187) in RGB and hsl(162, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #79D8BB?

#79D8BB is rgb(121, 216, 187) — red 121, green 216, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79D8BB?

#79D8BB converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79D8BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79D8BB scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79D8BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79D8BB 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 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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