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Recognised as Colour

#79EDED

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

#79EDED is a cyan with RGB values 121, 237, 237 and HSL 180°, 76%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#79EDED#79EDED
HEX#79EDED
RGBrgb(121, 237, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9294, 0.9294
RGB percentages47.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(180, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK48.9%, 0%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,990,765
CSS custom property--colour: #79EDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#861212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0E3EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD5EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2BF3EDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 14Turquoise · ΔE 14.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Aqua · ΔE 16.2Cyan · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED7979
Analogous#79EDB3, #79B3ED
Triadic#ED79ED, #EDED79
Split complementary#ED79B3, #EDB379
Tetradic#B379ED, #ED7979, #B3ED79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D3F9F9
Lighter +10%#A6F3F3
Darker −10%#4CE7E7
Darker −20%#1FE1E1
Darker −30%#18B5B5
Darker −40%#128888
More saturated +25%#67FFFF
Less saturated −25%#8CDADA

Channel breakdown

R121
G237
B237
Red121 (47.5%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 79 · G ED · B ED

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