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#79DCA3 Color

#79DCA3 is rgb(121, 220, 163) in RGB, hsl(145, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 14%) 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 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79DCA3
HEX#79DCA3
RGBrgb(121, 220, 163)
HSLhsl(145, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(145, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.125 156.9)
LABlab(80.62% -40.04 18.68)
LCHlch(80.62% 44.18 154.99)

What #79DCA3 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 #79DCA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.87Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.18Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.75Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.76Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.19Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 12.29

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

#79DCA3 Channel Values

How #79DCA3 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 220 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79DCA3 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79DCA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79DCA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79DCA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79DCA3
Complementary
#DC79B3
Analogous
#81DC79
Analogous
#79DCD4
Triadic
#A379DC
Triadic
#DCA379
Split comp.
#D479DC
Split comp.
#DC7981

Tints & Shades of #79DCA3

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

#89E1AE
#9EE6BC
#AEEAC7
#C2EFD5
#D2F3E0
#E7F9EE

Shades

#55D389
#33C771
#2AA25C
#207E47
#175933
#0E351E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79DCA3.

How #79DCA3 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#79DCA3
Protanopia#CFCFA3
Protanomaly#B3D5A3
Deuteranopia#C2C2A6
Deuteranomaly#AACDA5
Tritanopia#85D6D6
Tritanomaly#81D8C4
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79DCA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79dca3: #79DCA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79DCA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79dca3': '#79DCA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.863, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_79dca3">#79DCA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#79DCA3"

More Green Colors

#79DCA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79DCA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79DCA3?

#79DCA3 is a light green — rgb(121, 220, 163) in RGB and hsl(145, 59%, 67%) 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 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #79DCA3?

#79DCA3 is rgb(121, 220, 163) — red 121, green 220, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79DCA3?

#79DCA3 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79DCA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79DCA3 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79DCA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79DCA3 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 12.19, which is visibly different.

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