What color is #79AF81?

#79AF81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79AF81?

The RGB value is 121, 175, 129: 121 red, 175 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AF81?

The complementary color is #AF79A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AF81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AF81 color

#79AF81 rgb(121, 175, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #79AF81 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 68.6% green and 50.6% blue (121, 175, 129).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#79AF81 color codes

HEX	`#79AF81`
RGB	`rgb(121, 175, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 68.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, -27.31, 18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 32.74, 146.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.176, 36.309, 26.341)`
Decimal	`7974785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AF81, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79AF81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AF81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79AF81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79af81; }
.text { color: #79af81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79af81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 175 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79af81, #79af9c); }

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Questions

What color is #79AF81?: #79AF81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79AF81?: The RGB value is 121, 175, 129: 121 red, 175 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AF81?: The complementary color is #AF79A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AF81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.