#79AFBD#79AFBD
#79AFBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.060 H 215.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 175, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.31, -14.15, -12.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.31, 19.07, 222.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.13% -0.0487 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.13% 0.06 215.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3973, 38.3971, 53.8385) |
| Luminance | 0.3840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.70
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.52
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.38
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.64
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.97
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AFBD #BD8779
analogous
#79BDA9 #79AFBD #798DBD
triadic
#79AFBD #BD79AF #AFBD79
tetradic
#79AFBD #A979BD #BD8779 #8DBD79
square
#79AFBD #A979BD #BD8779 #8DBD79
split-complementary
#79AFBD #BD798D #BDA979
monochromatic
#3E717E #5295A7 #79AFBD #A2C7D1 #CBE0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#79AFBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#79AFBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AFBD
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AFBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AFBD | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5ABBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#60B4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79afbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 175, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.060 215.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c7d0',
500: '#79afbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79afbd; $custom-light: #a2c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79afbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 175,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.353,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72134,
"c": 0.06003,
"h": 215.7
},
"luminance": 0.38399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AFBD
secondary
#D6C1BC
accent
#5139AD
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8282