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Recognised as Colour

#79EBE1

  • #79EBE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#79EBE1 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 235, 225 and HSL 175°, 74%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#79EBE1#79EBE1
HEX#79EBE1
RGBrgb(121, 235, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9216, 0.8824
RGB percentages47.5%, 92.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(174.7, 74%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 48.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK48.5%, 0%, 4.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,990,241
CSS custom property--colour: #79EBE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#86141E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3AF0E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.4Turquoise · ΔE 10.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7Aqua · ΔE 16.6Cyan · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB7983
Analogous#79EBA8, #79BCEB
Triadic#E179EB, #EBE179
Split complementary#EB79BC, #EBA879
Tetradic#A879EB, #EB7983, #BCEB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFF
Lighter +20%#D2F8F5
Lighter +10%#A5F2EB
Darker −10%#4DE4D7
Darker −20%#21DDCD
Darker −30%#1AB1A3
Darker −40%#14847A
More saturated +25%#66FEF1
Less saturated −25%#8CD8D1

Channel breakdown

R121
G235
B225
Red121 (47.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue174.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G EB · B E1

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