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#79cda2 color: Crystal Gem

#79cda2 is rgb(121, 205, 162) in RGB and oklch(78.291% 0.10351 160.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

78.3%
0.104
160°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #79cda2

#79cda2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79d0a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #79cda2 mixed with white

  1. 79cda2
  2. 88d2ab
  3. 96d7b4
  4. a4dcbd
  5. b1e1c7
  6. bee6d0
  7. ccebd9
  8. d9f0e3
  9. e5f5ec
  10. f2faf5

Darker: #79cda2 mixed with black

  1. 79cda2
  2. 68b28c
  3. 589877
  4. 487e63
  5. 39664f
  6. 2b4e3c
  7. 1d382a
  8. 102319
  9. 050f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #79cda2 with less saturation

  1. 79cda2
  2. 81cba4
  3. 88c9a7
  4. 8fc7a9
  5. 96c5ab
  6. 9cc3ad
  7. a2c1af
  8. a8bfb2
  9. aebdb4
  10. b3bab6

Questions about #79cda2

What color is #79cda2?

#79cda2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Crystal Gem. In RGB it is rgb(121, 205, 162), in HSL hsl(149.29, 45.65%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.291% 0.10351 160.403).

What colors go well with #79cda2?

The complementary color of #79cda2 is #e69ecd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a2c67f and #5ccec7. The triadic partners are #abb1fa and #f1a285.

Is white or black text more readable on #79cda2?

Black text reads better on #79cda2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79cda2 a warm or cool color?

#79cda2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 78.3% and its chroma 0.104.