Colour
#79F2D6
- #79F2D6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#79F2D6 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 242, 214 and HSL 166°, 82%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#79F2D6#79F2D6
HEX#79F2D6
RGBrgb(121, 242, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.949, 0.8392
RGB percentages47.5%, 94.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(166.1, 82.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.1, 50%, 94.9%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 11.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,992,022
CSS custom property--colour: #79F2D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.48:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#860D29
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F27995
Analogous#79F299, #79D2F2
Triadic#D679F2, #F2D679
Split complementary#F279D2, #F29979
Tetradic#9979F2, #F27995, #D2F279
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G242
B214
Red121 (47.5%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue166.12°
Saturation (HSL)82.31%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G F2 · B D6
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