#79AFBF#79AFBF

#79AFBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.061 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79AFBF
RGB	rgb(121, 175, 191)
HSL	hsl(194, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(194, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.38, -13.64, -13.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.38, 19.40, 225.33°)
OKLab	oklab(72.21% -0.048 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(72.21% 0.061 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.6159, 38.4845, 54.9897)
Luminance	0.3849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79AFBF #BF8979

analogous

#79BFAC #79AFBF #798CBF

triadic

#79AFBF #BF79AF #AFBF79

tetradic

#79AFBF #AC79BF #BF8979 #8CBF79

square

#79AFBF #AC79BF #BF8979 #8CBF79

split-complementary

#79AFBF #BF798C #BFAC79

monochromatic

#3D7180 #5195AA #79AFBF #A2C8D3 #CCE0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#79AFBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70

#79AFBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79AFBF

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79AFBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79AFBF	1.00	2.41	8.70	8.70
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A4ACC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A3BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FB5B4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79afbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 175, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.061 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c7d2',
    500: '#79afbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79afbf;
$custom-light: #a2c7d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79afbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.714,
    "s": 35.354,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72206,
    "c": 0.06108,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79AFBF

secondary

#D7C3BD

accent

#5237AE

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#0F1314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #79AFBF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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