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#79DCA3

#79dca3 ≈ Medium Aquamarine

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79dca3 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 86.27% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 145.45°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66cdaa), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#66cc99
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Relative luminance0.579

Complementary

  1. #79dca3
  2. #dc79b2

Split complementary

  1. #79dca3
  2. #d479dc
  3. #dc7980

Analogous

  1. #80dc79
  2. #79dca3
  3. #79dcd4

Triadic

  1. #79dca3
  2. #a379dc
  3. #dca379

Tetradic

  1. #79dca3
  2. #79b2dc
  3. #dc79b2
  4. #dca379

Square

  1. #79dca3
  2. #7980dc
  3. #dc79b2
  4. #dcd479

Monochromatic

  1. #279556
  2. #3ccc79
  3. #79dca3
  4. #b6eccd
  5. #effbf4

Shades

#79dca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dca3
  2. #6dc693
  3. #61b082
  4. #559a72
  5. #498462
  6. #3d6e52
  7. #305841
  8. #244231
  9. #182c21
  10. #0c1610
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dca3
  2. #86e0ac
  3. #94e3b5
  4. #a1e7bf
  5. #afeac8
  6. #bceed1
  7. #c9f1da
  8. #d7f5e3
  9. #e4f8ed
  10. #f2fcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dca3
  2. #7ad3a0
  3. #7aca9c
  4. #7bc099
  5. #7cb795
  6. #7dae92
  7. #7da58e
  8. #7e9c8b
  9. #7f9287
  10. #7f8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aed0ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcfa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc4a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61dbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd4a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1cea5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6bdbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dca3 {
  color: #79dca3;
}
Background
.bg-79dca3 {
  background-color: #79dca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dca3 {
  border: 2px solid #79dca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 220 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 145 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dca3, #79dcd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 220 163 / 0.35);
}

#66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.62 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.66 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.90 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.17 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.59 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.80 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.22 #86235c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Medium Aquamarine
#79dca3  rgb(121, 220, 163)  hsl(145, 59%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#dc79b2  rgb(220, 121, 178)  hsl(325, 59%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#a379dc  rgb(163, 121, 220)  hsl(265, 59%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#dca379  rgb(220, 163, 121)  hsl(25, 59%, 67%)  Tumbleweed