Close to Light Green
#79EFAA
#79EFAA is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 93.7% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 145°, with 79% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #79EFAA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79EFAA as they’d see it.
#79EFAA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #79EFAA
What color is #79EFAA?
#79EFAA is a light, vivid green, close to the color Light Green. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 93.7% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 145°, with 79% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #79EFAA in RGB?
#79EFAA is rgb(121, 239, 170): 121 red, 239 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #79EFAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 0, 29, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #79EFAA?
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 #79EFAA?
Its complement #FDCAE5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.