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#79bb94 color: Mountain Lake Green

#79bb94 is rgb(121, 187, 148) in RGB and oklch(73.68% 0.08841 157.441) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

73.7%
0.088
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #79bb94

#79bb94 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.35:1, 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: #79bb94 mixed with white

  1. 79bb94
  2. 87c29e
  3. 95c9a9
  4. a2cfb3
  5. afd6be
  6. bdddc8
  7. cae4d3
  8. d7ebde
  9. e4f1e9
  10. f2f8f4

Darker: #79bb94 mixed with black

  1. 79bb94
  2. 68a280
  3. 588a6d
  4. 48735a
  5. 395c48
  6. 2b4636
  7. 1d3226
  8. 101f16
  9. 050d08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #79bb94 with less saturation

  1. 79bb94
  2. 7fb996
  3. 84b898
  4. 8ab69b
  5. 8fb49d
  6. 94b39f
  7. 98b1a1
  8. 9dafa3
  9. a1ada5
  10. a5aca8

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Colors that go with #79bb94

Complementary
#79bb94#cf94be
Analogous
#79bb94#9ab578#61bcb3
Triadic
#79bb94#9ca5e2#db9682
Split
#79bb94#b99bd6#da92a0

Questions about #79bb94

What color is #79bb94?

#79bb94 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Mountain Lake Green. In RGB it is rgb(121, 187, 148), in HSL hsl(144.55, 32.67%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.68% 0.08841 157.441).

What colors go well with #79bb94?

The complementary color of #79bb94 is #cf94be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ab578 and #61bcb3. The triadic partners are #9ca5e2 and #db9682.

Is white or black text more readable on #79bb94?

Black text reads better on #79bb94: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79bb94 a warm or cool color?

#79bb94 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.088.