#79B2BE#79B2BE

#79B2BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.062 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79B2BE
RGB	rgb(121, 178, 190)
HSL	hsl(190, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(190, 36%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.20, -15.47, -12.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.20, 19.59, 217.81°)
OKLab	oklab(72.85% -0.0521 -0.0329)
OKLCH	oklch(72.85% 0.062 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.0966, 39.6214, 54.6089)
Luminance	0.3962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79B2BE #BE8579

analogous

#79BEA7 #79B2BE #798FBE

triadic

#79B2BE #BE79B2 #B2BE79

tetradic

#79B2BE #A779BE #BE8579 #8FBE79

square

#79B2BE #A779BE #BE8579 #8FBE79

split-complementary

#79B2BE #BE798F #BEA779

monochromatic

#3E747F #5299A8 #79B2BE #A2CAD2 #CBE1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#79B2BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#79B2BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79B2BE

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79B2BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79B2BE	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA5BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FB7B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79b2be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 178, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.062 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c9d1',
    500: '#79b2be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79b2be;
$custom-light: #a2c9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79b2be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.435,
    "s": 34.673,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7285,
    "c": 0.06166,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79B2BE

secondary

#D6C1BC

accent

#4C38AE

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#0F1314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #79B2BE

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