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Recognised as Colour

#79CFBF

  • #79CFBF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#79CFBF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 207, 191 and HSL 169°, 47%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#79CFBF#79CFBF
HEX#79CFBF
RGBrgb(121, 207, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8118, 0.749
RGB percentages47.5%, 81.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(168.8, 47.3%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 41.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK41.5%, 0%, 7.7%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,983,039
CSS custom property--colour: #79CFBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#863040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C6BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABBC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#59D2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.3Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF7989
Analogous#79CF94, #79B4CF
Triadic#BF79CF, #CFBF79
Split complementary#CF79B4, #CF9479
Tetradic#9479CF, #CF7989, #B4CF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF7F5
Lighter +20%#C4EAE3
Lighter +10%#9FDCD1
Darker −10%#53C2AD
Darker −20%#3CA693
Darker −30%#2E8171
Darker −40%#215B50
More saturated +25%#62E6CD
Less saturated −25%#90B8B1

Channel breakdown

R121
G207
B191
Red121 (47.5%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue168.84°
Saturation (HSL)47.25%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G CF · B BF

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