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#79DCB8 Color

#79DCB8 is rgb(121, 220, 184) in RGB, hsl(158, 59%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79DCB8
HEX#79DCB8
RGBrgb(121, 220, 184)
HSLhsl(158, 59%, 67%)
HSVhsv(158, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.108 168)
LABlab(81.00% -36.81 8.26)
LCHlch(81.00% 37.72 167.36)

What #79DCB8 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 #79DCB8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.54Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 6.6Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.03Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.44Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.65Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 12.65

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

#79DCB8 Channel Values

How #79DCB8 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 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 59% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79DCB8 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79DCB8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79DCB8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79DCB8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79DCB8
Complementary
#DC799E
Analogous
#79DC86
Analogous
#79CFDC
Triadic
#B879DC
Triadic
#DCB879
Split comp.
#DC79CF
Split comp.
#DC8679

Tints & Shades of #79DCB8

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

#89E1C1
#9EE6CB
#AEEAD4
#C2EFDF
#D2F3E7
#E7F9F2

Shades

#55D3A5
#33C791
#2AA276
#207E5B
#175941
#0E3526

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79DCB8.

How #79DCB8 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#79DCB8
Protanopia#CFCFB8
Protanomaly#B3D5B8
Deuteranopia#C2C2BA
Deuteranomaly#AACDBA
Tritanopia#81D8D8
Tritanomaly#7EDACC
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79DCB8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79dcb8: #79DCB8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79DCB8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79dcb8': '#79DCB8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.863, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_79dcb8">#79DCB8</color>
SVG fillfill="#79DCB8"

More Green Colors

#79DCB8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79DCB8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79DCB8?

#79DCB8 is a light green — rgb(121, 220, 184) in RGB and hsl(158, 59%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.54.

What is the RGB value of #79DCB8?

#79DCB8 is rgb(121, 220, 184) — red 121, green 220, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79DCB8?

#79DCB8 converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79DCB8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79DCB8 scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79DCB8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79DCB8 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 5.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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