What color is #79B282?

#79B282 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B282?

The RGB value is 121, 178, 130: 121 red, 178 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B282?

The complementary color is #B279A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B282 color

#79B282 rgb(121, 178, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #79B282 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 69.8% green and 51% blue (121, 178, 130).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#79B282 color codes

HEX	`#79B282`
RGB	`rgb(121, 178, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 69.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 32%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, -28.58, 18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 34.19, 146.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.833, 37.516, 26.89)`
Decimal	`7975554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B282, 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 #79B282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #79B282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b282; }
.text { color: #79b282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 178 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b282, #79b29f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79B282?: #79B282 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B282?: The RGB value is 121, 178, 130: 121 red, 178 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B282?: The complementary color is #B279A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.