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#79ECC6 Color

#79ECC6 is rgb(121, 236, 198) in RGB, hsl(160, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79ECC6
HEX#79ECC6
RGBrgb(121, 236, 198)
HSLhsl(160, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(160, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.119 169.6)
LABlab(85.91% -41.03 7.90)
LCHlch(85.91% 41.78 169.10)

What #79ECC6 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 #79ECC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 7.18Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.22Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.37Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.87Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.98Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.44

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

#79ECC6 Channel Values

How #79ECC6 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 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79ECC6 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79ECC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79ECC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79ECC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79ECC6
Complementary
#EC799F
Analogous
#79EC8C
Analogous
#79D9EC
Triadic
#C679EC
Triadic
#ECC679
Split comp.
#EC79D9
Split comp.
#EC8C79

Tints & Shades of #79ECC6

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

#8BEECD
#9DF1D5
#AFF4DD
#C1F6E4
#D2F9EC
#E4FBF4

Shades

#51E6B4
#24E0A1
#1BBB86
#148F66
#0F6749
#083A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79ECC6.

How #79ECC6 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#79ECC6
Protanopia#DEDEC6
Protanomaly#BEE4C6
Deuteranopia#CFCFC9
Deuteranomaly#B3DBC8
Tritanopia#83E8E8
Tritanomaly#7FE9DB
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79ECC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ecc6: #79ECC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79ECC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ecc6': '#79ECC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_79ecc6">#79ECC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#79ECC6"

More Green Colors

#79ECC6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79ECC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79ECC6?

#79ECC6 is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 198) in RGB and hsl(160, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #79ECC6?

#79ECC6 is rgb(121, 236, 198) — red 121, green 236, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79ECC6?

#79ECC6 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 16%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79ECC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79ECC6 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79ECC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79ECC6 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 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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