Recognised as Colour
#79FCFB
- #79FCFB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#79FCFB is a cyan with RGB values 121, 252, 251 and HSL 180°, 96%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#79FCFB#79FCFB
HEX#79FCFB
RGBrgb(121, 252, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9882, 0.9843
RGB percentages47.5%, 98.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(179.5, 95.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.5, 52%, 98.8%)
CMYK52%, 0%, 0.4%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,994,619
CSS custom property--colour: #79FCFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.13:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#860304
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC797A
Analogous#79FCB9, #79BCFC
Triadic#FB79FC, #FCFB79
Split complementary#FC79BC, #FCB979
Tetradic#B979FC, #FC797A, #BCFC79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G252
B251
Red121 (47.5%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue179.54°
Saturation (HSL)95.62%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FC · B FB
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