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#79ca96 color: Jocose Jade

#79ca96 is rgb(121, 202, 150) in RGB and oklch(77.292% 0.10975 154.77) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

77.3%
0.110
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #79ca96

#79ca96 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jocose Jade (#77cc99). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #79ca96 mixed with white

  1. 79ca96
  2. 88cfa0
  3. 96d5ab
  4. a3dab5
  5. b1e0bf
  6. bee5ca
  7. cbead4
  8. d8efdf
  9. e5f5ea
  10. f2faf4

Darker: #79ca96 mixed with black

  1. 79ca96
  2. 68af82
  3. 58956e
  4. 487c5b
  5. 396449
  6. 2b4d37
  7. 1d3726
  8. 102216
  9. 050f08
  10. 010201

Calmer: #79ca96 with less saturation

  1. 79ca96
  2. 80c899
  3. 87c69c
  4. 8ec4a0
  5. 94c2a3
  6. 9ac0a6
  7. a0bea9
  8. a5bcac
  9. abbaaf
  10. b0b7b2

Questions about #79ca96

What color is #79ca96?

#79ca96 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Jocose Jade. In RGB it is rgb(121, 202, 150), in HSL hsl(141.48, 43.32%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.292% 0.10975 154.77).

What colors go well with #79ca96?

The complementary color of #79ca96 is #e19ad1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a5c172 and #53ccbe. The triadic partners are #a0b0fb and #f29b85.

Is white or black text more readable on #79ca96?

Black text reads better on #79ca96: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79ca96 a warm or cool color?

#79ca96 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.11.