Palettes / Colors / #79FBCD

#79FBCD — Light Vivid Green

#79FBCD is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #79FBCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#79FBCD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FB79A7; it also sits naturally between #79FB8D and #79E7FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 98% · Blue 80%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79FBCD

.text { color: #79FBCD; }
.background { background-color: #79FBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79FBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 251, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 94%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79FBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 251, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79FBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 251, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79FBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79FBCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB79A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79FBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79FBCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #79FBCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79FBCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79FBCD?

#79FBCD is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 121, 251, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79FBCD?

#79FBCD is RGB 121, 251, 205 — HSL 159°, 94%, 73% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 18%, 2%.

What colors go with #79FBCD?

Its complement is #FB79A7; analogous partners are #79FB8D and #79E7FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79FBCD for text?

Black text on #79FBCD has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.