Colour

#79D0C2

#79D0C2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#79D0C2 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 208, 194 and HSL 170°, 48%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#79D0C2#79D0C2

HEX#79D0C2

RGBrgb(121, 208, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8157, 0.7608

RGB percentages47.5%, 81.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(170.3, 48.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 41.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK41.8%, 0%, 6.7%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,983,298

CSS custom property--colour: #79D0C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1

Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#862F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9C7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BABCC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#57D3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.2 Turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D07987

Analogous#79D096, #79B3D0

Triadic#C279D0, #D0C279

Split complementary#D079B3, #D09679

Tetradic#9679D0, #D07987, #B3D079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAF8F6

Lighter +20%#C5EAE4

Lighter +10%#9FDDD3

Darker −10%#53C3B1

Darker −20%#3BA896

Darker −30%#2E8275

Darker −40%#205D53

More saturated +25%#62E7D1

Less saturated −25%#90B9B3

Channel breakdown

R121

G208

B194

Red121 (47.5%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue170.34°

Saturation (HSL)48.07%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G D0 · B C2

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