#79D0A7Crystal Gem (#79D0A7) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 162°, lightness 0.79 and chroma 0.104. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #79D0A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 208, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 48%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 42%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 0%, 20%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.3 -35.5 12.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.791 0.104 162) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crystal Gem shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue-green. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#88cb9b — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#83d1a3 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow-green#79d0a7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#78d1aa — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward blue-greenTest Crystal Gem in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.84:1 and against black 11.39:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cfffe6 · #79d0a7 · #64b690 · #438e6c · #22684b · #00442c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a0f3f2 · #87e2ce · #79d0a7 · #80b984 · #83a166 · #82894f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#79d0a7 · #76a4b0 · #478e6e · #006d7f · #055338 · #00323c
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cde5d8 · #79d0a7 · #c17ba7 · #39634f · #1f4333 · #0d251a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f9eef4 · #79d0a7 · #94a39b · #655d61 · #1c2b24 · #020001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef5 · #d2c4cc · #a697a0 · #2e1c27 · #0a0006 · #79d0a7
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7dcb7 · #79d0a7 · #de525d · #537650 · #47304a · #1b0903
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffebf7 · #79d0a7 · #b090c4 · #91444f · #361746 · #0d0001
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eff1ff · #79d0a7 · #9699d2 · #8f492c · #471400 · #01000b
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e9f3ff · #79d0a7 · #79a2d1 · #874670 · #392200 · #050002
#8CD7B3 · #9FDFBF · #B1E6CB · #C2EDD7 · #D4F5E3
#5CAB87 · #418868 · #25664B · #07462F · #002717
#8ACCAB · #99C7B0 · #A6C3B4
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.