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#79ECCB Color

#79ECCB is rgb(121, 236, 203) in RGB, hsl(163, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 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 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79ECCB
HEX#79ECCB
RGBrgb(121, 236, 203)
HSLhsl(163, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(163, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.116 172.5)
LABlab(86.01% -40.19 5.45)
LCHlch(86.01% 40.56 172.28)

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

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 8.35Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.2Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.96Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.89Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.35

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

#79ECCB Channel Values

How #79ECCB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79ECCB 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #79ECCB

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

Base
#79ECCB
Complementary
#EC799A
Analogous
#79EC92
Analogous
#79D3EC
Triadic
#CB79EC
Triadic
#ECCB79
Split comp.
#EC79D3
Split comp.
#EC9279

Tints & Shades of #79ECCB

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

#8BEED2
#9DF1D9
#AFF4E0
#C1F6E7
#D2F9EE
#E4FBF5

Shades

#51E6BC
#24E0AB
#1BBB8E
#148F6C
#0F674E
#083A2C

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

How #79ECCB 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#79ECCB
Protanopia#DEDECB
Protanomaly#BEE4CB
Deuteranopia#CFCFCE
Deuteranomaly#B3DBCD
Tritanopia#82E8E8
Tritanomaly#7EEADD
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79ECCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79eccb: #79ECCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79ECCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79eccb': '#79ECCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_79eccb">#79ECCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#79ECCB"

More Green Colors

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

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#79ECCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79ECCB?

#79ECCB is a light green — rgb(121, 236, 203) in RGB and hsl(163, 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 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #79ECCB?

#79ECCB is rgb(121, 236, 203) — red 121, green 236, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79ECCB?

#79ECCB converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79ECCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79ECCB scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #79ECCB 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 8.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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