Recognised as Colour
#79FAE3
- #79FAE3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#79FAE3 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 250, 227 and HSL 169°, 93%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#79FAE3#79FAE3
HEX#79FAE3
RGBrgb(121, 250, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9804, 0.8902
RGB percentages47.5%, 98%, 89%
HSLhsl(169.3, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.3, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 0%, 9.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,994,083
CSS custom property--colour: #79FAE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#86051C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA7990
Analogous#79FAA3, #79D0FA
Triadic#E379FA, #FAE379
Split complementary#FA79D0, #FAA379
Tetradic#A379FA, #FA7990, #D0FA79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G250
B227
Red121 (47.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue169.3°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FA · B E3
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