#79AFBC#79AFBC
#79AFBC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.060 H 214.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 175, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 33%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.6%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.28, -14.40, -12.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.28, 18.92, 220.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% -0.0491 -0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.06 214.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2891, 38.3538, 53.2688) |
| Luminance | 0.3836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.98
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.74
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.08
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.56
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.19
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AFBC #BC8679
analogous
#79BCA7 #79AFBC #798DBC
triadic
#79AFBC #BC79AF #AFBC79
tetradic
#79AFBC #A779BC #BC8679 #8DBC79
square
#79AFBC #A779BC #BC8679 #8DBC79
split-complementary
#79AFBC #BC798D #BCA779
monochromatic
#3E707C #5395A5 #79AFBC #A2C7D0 #CBE0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#79AFBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.67
#79AFBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AFBC
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AFBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AFBC | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.67 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#60B4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79afbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 175, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.060 214.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c7d0',
500: '#79afbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79afbc; $custom-light: #a2c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79afbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 175,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.642,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72098,
"c": 0.05956,
"h": 214.4
},
"luminance": 0.38356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AFBC
secondary
#D5C1BC
accent
#5039AC
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8282