Recognised as Colour
#79FCFC
- #79FCFC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#79FCFC is a cyan with RGB values 121, 252, 252 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
#79FCFC#79FCFC
HEX#79FCFC
RGBrgb(121, 252, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9882, 0.9882
RGB percentages47.5%, 98.8%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(180, 95.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 52%, 98.8%)
CMYK52%, 0%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,994,620
CSS custom property--colour: #79FCFC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.80714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#860303
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 text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC7979
Analogous#79FCBB, #79BBFC
Triadic#FC79FC, #FCFC79
Split complementary#FC79BB, #FCBB79
Tetradic#BB79FC, #FC7979, #BBFC79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G252
B252
Red121 (47.5%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)95.62%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 79 · G FC · B FC
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