What color is #79B594?

#79B594 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B594?

The RGB value is 121, 181, 148: 121 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B594?

The complementary color is #B5799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B594 color

#79B594 rgb(121, 181, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #79B594 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 71% green and 58% blue (121, 181, 148).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#79B594 color codes

HEX	`#79B594`
RGB	`rgb(121, 181, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 71%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -26.59, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 28.67, 158.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.752, 39.249, 34.019)`
Decimal	`7976340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B594, 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 #79B594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #79B594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b594; }
.text { color: #79b594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 181 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b594, #79b5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #79B594?: #79B594 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B594?: The RGB value is 121, 181, 148: 121 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B594?: The complementary color is #B5799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.