#79B49D

Accessibility

AAA

8.83:1

Vs white / black

2.38:1 · 8.83:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#79b49d

RGB

rgb(121, 180, 157)

RGBA

rgba(121, 180, 157, 1)

HSL

hsl(157, 28%, 59%)

HSLA

hsla(157, 28%, 59%, 1)

HSV

hsv(157, 33%, 71%)

LAB

lab(68.85% -24.22 5.67)

LCH

lch(68.85% 24.87 166.82)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7227 -0.0687 0.0146)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7227 0.0702 168)

XYZ

xyz(30.29, 39.14, 37.85)

CMYK

cmyk(33%, 0%, 13%, 29%)

CSS

color: #79b49d;

CSS variable

--color-79b49d: #79b49d;

SCSS

$color-79b49d: #79b49d;

JavaScript

const color = "#79b49d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#79b49d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#79b49d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#79b49d", "rgb": { "r": 121, "g": 180, "b": 157 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7227 0.0702 168)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#79b49d-1: #79b49d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 9.09 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Very different · ΔE 7.89 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

teal-300

Very different · ΔE 7.75 · #4DB6AC

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 19.32 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50dbfff0 100cbf2e2 200b2e0cd 30097cbb6 40075b099 5005a947e 6004a7c69 700396354 800294c3f 9001a352b 950072017

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f9f7 e9f3ef deece7 d2e6de c7e0d6 bcdace b1d3c6 a6cdbe 9bc7b6 8fc1ad 84baa5 79b49d 6fa590 659683 5b8776 517869 47695c 3d5a4f 324b41 283c34 1e2d27 141e1a 0a0f0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f9f7 e9f3ef deece7 d2e6de c7e0d6 bcdace b1d3c6 a6cdbe 9bc7b6 8fc1ad 84baa5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

6fa590 659683 5b8776 517869 47695c 3d5a4f 324b41 283c34 1e2d27 141e1a 0a0f0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7ab09b 7aab98 7ba796 7ba393 7c9e91 7d9a8f 7d968c 7e918a 7e8d87 7f8985 7f8482

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#79B49DStop 1 #B47990Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#79B480Stop 1 #79B49DStop 2 #79ADB4Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#79B49DStop 1 #9D79B4Stop 2 #B49D79Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#79B49DStop 1 #B479ADStop 2 #B48079Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#254136Stop 1 #40725FStop 2 #5CA388Stop 3 #8DBFACStop 4 #BEDACFStop 5

Using this color

Where #79b49d works

#79B49D (#79b49d) sits in the teal family at about 157° hue, 28% saturation, and 59% lightness. Contrast is 2.38:1 on white and 8.83:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #79b49d as small body text on white — 2.38:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #65BDA1#65BDA1 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #4DAC8B#4DAC8B Spectrum #7BC69C#7BC69C Spectrum #60C39B#60C39B Spectrum #4ABAA9#4ABAA9 Spectrum #44C1A3#44C1A3 Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #7CD0B0#7CD0B0