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Recognised as Colour

#79E3BF

  • #79E3BF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#79E3BF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 227, 191 and HSL 160°, 65%, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#79E3BF#79E3BF
HEX#79E3BF
RGBrgb(121, 227, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.8902, 0.749
RGB percentages47.5%, 89%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(159.6, 65.4%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.6, 46.7%, 89%)
CMYK46.7%, 0%, 15.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,988,159
CSS custom property--colour: #79E3BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#861C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDCBC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#54E4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.7Aquamarine · ΔE 10.9Turquoise · ΔE 13.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.4Light seagreen · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3799D
Analogous#79E38A, #79D2E3
Triadic#BF79E3, #E3BF79
Split complementary#E379D2, #E38A79
Tetradic#8A79E3, #E3799D, #D2E379

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FDFB
Lighter +20%#CDF5E7
Lighter +10%#A3ECD3
Darker −10%#4FDAAB
Darker −20%#2BCB95
Darker −30%#22A176
Darker −40%#197757
More saturated +25%#65F7C5
Less saturated −25%#8DCFB9

Channel breakdown

R121
G227
B191
Red121 (47.5%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue159.62°
Saturation (HSL)65.43%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G E3 · B BF

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