Recognised as Colour
#79FAE4
- #79FAE4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#79FAE4 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 250, 228 and HSL 170°, 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 Turquoise.
Colour values
#79FAE4#79FAE4
HEX#79FAE4
RGBrgb(121, 250, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9804, 0.8941
RGB percentages47.5%, 98%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(169.8, 92.8%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.8, 51.6%, 98%)
CMYK51.6%, 0%, 8.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,994,084
CSS custom property--colour: #79FAE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.61:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#86051B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA798F
Analogous#79FAA3, #79CFFA
Triadic#E479FA, #FAE479
Split complementary#FA79CF, #FAA379
Tetradic#A479FA, #FA798F, #D0FA79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G250
B228
Red121 (47.5%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue169.77°
Saturation (HSL)92.81%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FA · B E4
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