Colour

#79FEFF

#79FEFF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aqua

#79FEFF is a cyan with RGB values 121, 254, 255 and HSL 180°, 100%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#79FEFF#79FEFF

HEX#79FEFF

RGBrgb(121, 254, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.9961, 1

RGB percentages47.5%, 99.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(180.4, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.4, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK52.5%, 0.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,995,135

CSS custom property--colour: #79FEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.43:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#860100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0F3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9E3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFFEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 12.3 Cyan · ΔE 12.3 Turquoise · ΔE 15.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF7A79

Analogous#79FFBD, #79BBFF

Triadic#FF79FE, #FEFF79

Split complementary#FF79BB, #FFBD79

Tetradic#BD79FF, #FF7A79, #BBFF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ACFEFF

Darker −10%#46FEFF

Darker −20%#13FDFF

Darker −30%#00DDDF

Darker −40%#00ABAC

More saturated +25%#79FEFF

Less saturated −25%#8AEDEE

Channel breakdown

R121

G254

B255

Red121 (47.5%)

Green254 (99.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue180.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 79 · G FE · B FF

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