What color is #79C686?

#79C686 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79C686?

The RGB value is 121, 198, 134: 121 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79C686?

The complementary color is #C679B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79C686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79C686 color

#79C686 rgb(121, 198, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #79C686 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 77.6% green and 52.5% blue (121, 198, 134).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#79C686 color codes

HEX	`#79C686`
RGB	`rgb(121, 198, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 77.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, -37.24, 24.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 44.74, 146.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.381, 46.172, 29.756)`
Decimal	`7980678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79C686, 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 #79C686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79C686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #79C686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79c686; }
.text { color: #79c686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79c686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 198 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79c686, #79c6ad); }

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Questions

What color is #79C686?: #79C686 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79C686?: The RGB value is 121, 198, 134: 121 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79C686?: The complementary color is #C679B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79C686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.