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#79FECD

#79FECD is a light, vivid green, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 99.6% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 99% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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16.87:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

16.87:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

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

Typical vision#79FECD
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 #79FECD?

#79FECD is a light, vivid green, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 99.6% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 99% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #79FECD in RGB?

#79FECD is rgb(121, 254, 205): 121 red, 254 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #79FECD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(52, 0, 19, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #79FECD?

PANTONE 333 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #79FECD?

Its complement #FDDFE7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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