#79B079#79B079
#79B079 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.098 H 144.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79B079 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 176, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 26%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.3%, 0%, 31.3%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, -29.20, 22.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 36.92, 142.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.43% -0.0796 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.43% 0.098 144.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8605, 36.4949, 23.7144) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 1.67
Dusty Green
#76A973
ΔE00 2.03
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 3.00
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 3.45
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 4.03
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79B079 #B079B0
analogous
#94B079 #79B079 #79B094
triadic
#79B079 #7979B0 #B07979
tetradic
#79B079 #7994B0 #B079B0 #B09479
square
#79B079 #7994B0 #B079B0 #B09479
split-complementary
#79B079 #9479B0 #B07994
monochromatic
#416E41 #579457 #79B079 #A0C7A0 #C6DDC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#79B079 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#79B079 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79B079
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79B079 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79B079 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A675
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA17C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73ADA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79b079; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 176, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.098 144.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c8a0',
500: '#79b079',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79b079; $custom-light: #a1c8a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79b079",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 176,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 25.822,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70434,
"c": 0.0979,
"h": 144.4
},
"luminance": 0.36496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79B079
secondary
#CDB7CD
accent
#66C2C2
background
#FAFCF9
surface
#F3F8F2
border
#CDD1CC
text
#0F130E
muted
#7F827E