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#79BB6D

#79BB6D is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Meadow. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 73.3% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 111°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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9.14:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79BB6D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#79BB6D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #79BB6D?

#79BB6D is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Meadow. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 73.3% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 111°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #79BB6D in RGB?

#79BB6D is rgb(121, 187, 109): 121 red, 187 green, and 109 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #79BB6D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(35, 0, 42, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #79BB6D?

PANTONE 346 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #79BB6D?

Its complement #D793E2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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