Recognised as Colour
#79FEE4
- #79FEE4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#79FEE4 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 254, 228 and HSL 168°, 99%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#79FEE4#79FEE4
HEX#79FEE4
RGBrgb(121, 254, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9961, 0.8941
RGB percentages47.5%, 99.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(168.3, 98.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 52.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK52.4%, 0%, 10.2%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,995,108
CSS custom property--colour: #79FEE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.8055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.11:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#86011B
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 text17.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FE7993
Analogous#79FEA2, #79D6FE
Triadic#E479FE, #FEE479
Split complementary#FE79D6, #FEA179
Tetradic#A179FE, #FE7993, #D6FE79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G254
B228
Red121 (47.5%)
Green254 (99.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue168.27°
Saturation (HSL)98.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G FE · B E4
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