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#79E7CF Color

#79E7CF is rgb(121, 231, 207) in RGB, hsl(167, 70%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 9%) 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 9.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79E7CF
HEX#79E7CF
RGBrgb(121, 231, 207)
HSLhsl(167, 70%, 69%)
HSVhsv(167, 48%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.108 177.6)
LABlab(84.65% -37.46 1.43)
LCHlch(84.65% 37.49 177.82)

What #79E7CF 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 #79E7CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.01Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.48Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.13Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.53Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.57Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.11

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

#79E7CF Channel Values

How #79E7CF 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 231 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 70% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 48% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79E7CF 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79E7CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79E7CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79E7CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79E7CF
Complementary
#E77991
Analogous
#79E798
Analogous
#79C8E7
Triadic
#CF79E7
Triadic
#E7CF79
Split comp.
#E779C8
Split comp.
#E79879

Tints & Shades of #79E7CF

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

#8AEAD5
#9BEDDC
#ADF0E2
#C2F4E9
#D4F7F0
#E5FAF6

Shades

#52E0C1
#26D9B2
#1FB292
#188B72
#126452
#0A382E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79E7CF.

How #79E7CF 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#79E7CF
Protanopia#D9D9CF
Protanomaly#BADFCF
Deuteranopia#CBCBD1
Deuteranomaly#B0D7D0
Tritanopia#7FE4E4
Tritanomaly#7DE5DC
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79E7CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79e7cf: #79E7CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79E7CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79e7cf': '#79E7CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.906, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_79e7cf">#79E7CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#79E7CF"

More Green Colors

#79E7CF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79E7CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79E7CF?

#79E7CF is a light green — rgb(121, 231, 207) in RGB and hsl(167, 70%, 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 9.01.

What is the RGB value of #79E7CF?

#79E7CF is rgb(121, 231, 207) — red 121, green 231, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79E7CF?

#79E7CF converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 10%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79E7CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79E7CF scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79E7CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79E7CF 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.48, which is visibly different.

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