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Recognised as Colour

#79BCB2

  • #79BCB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#79BCB2 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 188, 178 and HSL 171°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#79BCB2#79BCB2
HEX#79BCB2
RGBrgb(121, 188, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7373, 0.698
RGB percentages47.5%, 73.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(171, 33.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171, 35.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK35.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,978,162
CSS custom property--colour: #79BCB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#86434D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B5B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAACB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#62BFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.3Powder blue · ΔE 18.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC7983
Analogous#79BC91, #79A5BC
Triadic#B279BC, #BCB279
Split complementary#BC79A5, #BC9179
Tetradic#9179BC, #BC7983, #A5BC79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFEFED
Lighter +20%#BDDED9
Lighter +10%#9BCDC6
Darker −10%#57AB9E
Darker −20%#458A80
Darker −30%#346860
Darker −40%#234641
More saturated +25%#60D5C4
Less saturated −25%#92A3A0

Channel breakdown

R121
G188
B178
Red121 (47.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue171.04°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G BC · B B2

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