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#79E6CB Color

#79E6CB is rgb(121, 230, 203) in RGB, hsl(165, 69%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 10%) 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 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E6CB
HEX#79E6CB
RGBrgb(121, 230, 203)
HSLhsl(165, 69%, 69%)
HSVhsv(165, 47%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.109 175.4)
LABlab(84.28% -37.74 2.98)
LCHlch(84.28% 37.86 175.49)

What #79E6CB 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 #79E6CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.84Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.99Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.87Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.15Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 12.09

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

#79E6CB Channel Values

How #79E6CB 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 230 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 165° · S 69% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 165° · S 47% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E6CB 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E6CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E6CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E6CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E6CB
Complementary
#E67995
Analogous
#79E695
Analogous
#79CBE6
Triadic
#CB79E6
Triadic
#E6CB79
Split comp.
#E679CB
Split comp.
#E69579

Tints & Shades of #79E6CB

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

#8BEAD2
#9CEDD9
#ADF0DF
#C3F4E8
#D4F7EE
#E5FAF5

Shades

#53DFBC
#28D7AB
#20B18D
#198A6E
#12634F
#0A382D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E6CB.

How #79E6CB 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#79E6CB
Protanopia#D8D8CB
Protanomaly#BADECB
Deuteranopia#CACACE
Deuteranomaly#B0D6CD
Tritanopia#80E3E3
Tritanomaly#7DE4DA
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E6CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e6cb: #79E6CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E6CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e6cb': '#79E6CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.902, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_79e6cb">#79E6CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E6CB"

More Green Colors

#79E6CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E6CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E6CB?

#79E6CB is a light green — rgb(121, 230, 203) in RGB and hsl(165, 69%, 69%) 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 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #79E6CB?

#79E6CB is rgb(121, 230, 203) — red 121, green 230, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E6CB?

#79E6CB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E6CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E6CB scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E6CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E6CB 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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