Colour

#79ECE9

#79ECE9
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#79ECE9 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 236, 233 and HSL 178°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#79ECE9

RGBrgb(121, 236, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9255, 0.9137

RGB percentages47.5%, 92.5%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(178.4, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK48.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,990,505

CSS custom property--colour: #79ECE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#861316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCD4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#30F2EBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.9 Turquoise · ΔE 13 Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Aqua · ΔE 16.3 Cyan · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC797C

Analogous#79ECAF, #79B6EC

Triadic#E979EC, #ECE979

Split complementary#EC79B6, #ECAF79

Tetradic#AF79EC, #EC797C, #B6EC79

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D2F9F8

Lighter +10%#A6F2F0

Darker −10%#4CE6E2

Darker −20%#20DFDA

Darker −30%#19B3AF

Darker −40%#138683

More saturated +25%#66FFFB

Less saturated −25%#8CD9D7

Channel breakdown

R121

G236

B233

Red121 (47.5%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue178.43°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 79 · G EC · B E9

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