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Recognised as Colour

#79C2CB

  • #79C2CB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#79C2CB is a cyan with RGB values 121, 194, 203 and HSL 187°, 44%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#79C2CB#79C2CB
HEX#79C2CB
RGBrgb(121, 194, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7608, 0.7961
RGB percentages47.5%, 76.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(186.6, 44.1%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.6, 40.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK40.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,979,723
CSS custom property--colour: #79C2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#863D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#55C8C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.2Light blue · ΔE 13.6Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8279
Analogous#79CBAB, #7999CB
Triadic#CB79C2, #C2CB79
Split complementary#CB7999, #CBAB79
Tetradic#AB79CB, #CB8279, #99CB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F4F6
Lighter +20%#C2E3E8
Lighter +10%#9ED3D9
Darker −10%#54B1BD
Darker −20%#3E95A0
Darker −30%#30737B
Darker −40%#225156
More saturated +25%#62D4E2
Less saturated −25%#90B0B4

Channel breakdown

R121
G194
B203
Red121 (47.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue186.59°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G C2 · B CB

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