What color is #79CCAB?

#79CCAB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79CCAB?

The RGB value is 121, 204, 171: 121 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79CCAB?

The complementary color is #CC799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79CCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79CCAB color

#79CCAB rgb(121, 204, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 80% green and 67.1% blue (121, 204, 171).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#79CCAB color codes

HEX	`#79CCAB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 204, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 80%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.18, -32.84, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.18, 33.94, 165.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.826, 50.188, 46.267)`
Decimal	`7982251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79CCAB, 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 #79CCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79CCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #79CCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79ccab; }
.text { color: #79ccab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79ccab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 204 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79ccab, #79c3cc); }

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Questions

What color is #79CCAB?: #79CCAB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79CCAB?: The RGB value is 121, 204, 171: 121 red, 204 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79CCAB?: The complementary color is #CC799A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79CCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.