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Recognised as Colour

#79E2CF

  • #79E2CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#79E2CF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 226, 207 and HSL 169°, 64%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#79E2CF#79E2CF
HEX#79E2CF
RGBrgb(121, 226, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8863, 0.8118
RGB percentages47.5%, 88.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(169.1, 64.4%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.1, 46.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK46.5%, 0%, 8.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,987,919
CSS custom property--colour: #79E2CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#861D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CBD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4BE5DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 10.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4Aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2798C
Analogous#79E29B, #79C1E2
Triadic#CF79E2, #E2CF79
Split complementary#E279C1, #E29B79
Tetradic#9B79E2, #E2798C, #C0E279

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDFC
Lighter +20%#CDF4ED
Lighter +10%#A3EBDE
Darker −10%#4FD9C0
Darker −20%#2CC9AD
Darker −30%#239F89
Darker −40%#197665
More saturated +25%#65F6DC
Less saturated −25%#8DCEC2

Channel breakdown

R121
G226
B207
Red121 (47.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue169.14°
Saturation (HSL)64.42%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G E2 · B CF

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