#79BD8A#79BD8A
#79BD8A is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.101 H 151.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79BD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 189, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 0%, 27%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.07, -32.37, 19.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.07, 37.61, 149.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.0887 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.101 151.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6685, 42.2934, 30.5873) |
| Luminance | 0.4229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 3.93
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 4.79
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 5.15
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 5.35
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 5.60
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79BD8A #BD79AC
analogous
#8ABD79 #79BD8A #79BDAC
triadic
#79BD8A #8A79BD #BD8A79
tetradic
#79BD8A #798ABD #BD79AC #BDAC79
square
#79BD8A #798ABD #BD79AC #BDAC79
split-complementary
#79BD8A #AC79BD #BD798A
monochromatic
#3E7E4E #52A767 #79BD8A #A2D1AE #CBE5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#79BD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.46
#79BD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79BD8A
9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79BD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79BD8A | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.46 | 9.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB287
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3AB8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EBBAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79bd8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 189, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.101 151.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2d1ac',
500: '#79bd8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79bd8a; $custom-light: #a2d1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79bd8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 189,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73918,
"c": 0.10115,
"h": 151.2
},
"luminance": 0.42295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79BD8A
secondary
#D6BCCF
accent
#3990AD
background
#FAFCFA
surface
#F4F9F4
border
#CED2CE
text
#0F1410
muted
#7F827F