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#79ECB1 Color

#79ECB1 is rgb(121, 236, 177) in RGB, hsl(149, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 25%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79ECB1
HEX#79ECB1
RGBrgb(121, 236, 177)
HSLhsl(149, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(149, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 25%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.135 159.3)
LABlab(85.53% -44.32 18.19)
LCHlch(85.53% 47.91 157.68)

What #79ECB1 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 #79ECB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 8.44Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 11.05Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.39Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.72Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.73Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 13.98

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

#79ECB1 Channel Values

How #79ECB1 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 236 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79ECB1 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79ECB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79ECB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79ECB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79ECB1
Complementary
#EC79B4
Analogous
#7BEC79
Analogous
#79ECEA
Triadic
#B179EC
Triadic
#ECB179
Split comp.
#EA79EC
Split comp.
#EC797B

Tints & Shades of #79ECB1

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

#8BEEBB
#9DF1C5
#AFF4D0
#C1F6DA
#D2F9E5
#E4FBEF

Shades

#51E699
#24E07F
#1BBB68
#148F50
#0F6739
#083A20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79ECB1.

How #79ECB1 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#79ECB1
Protanopia#DEDEB2
Protanomaly#BEE4B1
Deuteranopia#CFCFB4
Deuteranomaly#B3DBB3
Tritanopia#87E6E6
Tritanomaly#82E8D3
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79ECB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ecb1: #79ECB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79ECB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ecb1': '#79ECB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_79ecb1">#79ECB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#79ECB1"

More Green Colors

#79ECB1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79ECB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79ECB1?

#79ECB1 is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 177) in RGB and hsl(149, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #79ECB1?

#79ECB1 is rgb(121, 236, 177) — red 121, green 236, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79ECB1?

#79ECB1 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 25%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79ECB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79ECB1 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79ECB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79ECB1 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

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