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#79ba99 color: Mountain Lake Green

#79ba99 is rgb(121, 186, 153) in RGB and oklch(73.571% 0.08246 161.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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150°
100%

73.6%
0.082
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #79ba99

#79ba99 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green (#75b996). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #79ba99 mixed with white

  1. 79ba99
  2. 87c1a3
  3. 95c8ad
  4. a2cfb7
  5. afd6c1
  6. bddccb
  7. cae3d5
  8. d7eae0
  9. e4f1ea
  10. f2f8f4

Darker: #79ba99 mixed with black

  1. 79ba99
  2. 68a184
  3. 588970
  4. 48725d
  5. 395c4a
  6. 2b4638
  7. 1d3227
  8. 101e17
  9. 050d08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #79ba99 with less saturation

  1. 79ba99
  2. 7fb89b
  3. 84b79c
  4. 89b59e
  5. 8fb4a0
  6. 93b2a1
  7. 98b0a3
  8. 9dafa5
  9. a1ada6
  10. a5aba8

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Colors that go with #79ba99

Complementary
#79ba99#ce95b9
Analogous
#79ba99#97b57e#66bab6
Triadic
#79ba99#a0a4dd#d79881
Split
#79ba99#bb9bd0#d8949c

Questions about #79ba99

What color is #79ba99?

#79ba99 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(121, 186, 153), in HSL hsl(149.54, 32.02%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.571% 0.08246 161.361).

What colors go well with #79ba99?

The complementary color of #79ba99 is #ce95b9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #97b57e and #66bab6. The triadic partners are #a0a4dd and #d79881.

Is white or black text more readable on #79ba99?

Black text reads better on #79ba99: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79ba99 a warm or cool color?

#79ba99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.082.