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Colour

#79CABB

  • #79CABB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#79CABB is a cyan with RGB values 121, 202, 187 and HSL 169°, 43%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#79CABB#79CABB
HEX#79CABB
RGBrgb(121, 202, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.7922, 0.7333
RGB percentages47.5%, 79.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(168.9, 43.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.9, 40.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK40.1%, 0%, 7.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,981,755
CSS custom property--colour: #79CABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#863544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C1BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#5CCDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.2Light seagreen · ΔE 15Turquoise · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA7988
Analogous#79CA93, #79B0CA
Triadic#BB79CA, #CABB79
Split complementary#CA79B1, #CA9379
Tetradic#9379CA, #CA7988, #B0CA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F5F3
Lighter +20%#C2E7E0
Lighter +10%#9ED8CE
Darker −10%#54BCA8
Darker −20%#3F9E8D
Darker −30%#307A6C
Darker −40%#22554C
More saturated +25%#62E1CA
Less saturated −25%#90B3AC

Channel breakdown

R121
G202
B187
Red121 (47.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue168.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.32%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CA · B BB

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