#79b08c

Color #79b08c

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#79b08c

RGB

rgb(121, 176, 140)

HSL

hsl(140.7, 25.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140.7, 31.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.3%, 0%, 20.5%, 31%)

LAB

lab(67.28, -25.72, 12.78)

LCH

lch(67.28, 28.72, 153.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0783, 155.24)

HWB

hwb(140.7, 47.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0799d

Analogous

#81b079

#79b08c

#79b0a7

Triadic

#79b08c

#8c79b0

#b08c79

Split-complementary

#79b08c

#a779b0

#b07981

Tetradic

#79b08c

#799db0

#b0799d

#b08c79

Square

#79b08c

#7981b0

#b0799d

#b0a779

Shades

Color #79b08c mixed toward black.

#5c9c72

#497c5b

#375d44

#253e2e

#121f17

Tints

Color #79b08c mixed toward white.

#8fbd9f

#a6cab2

#bcd7c5

#d2e5d9

#e9f2ec

Tones

Color #79b08c mixed toward gray.

#7dab8d

#82a78f

#87a290

#8b9e92

#909993

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949596 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#918c98 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#7d9d9e · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79b08c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b08c]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#79b08c (#79b08c) is rgb(121, 176, 140) in RGB.

No, #79b08c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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