#79BACA#79BACA
#79BACA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.070 H 215.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79BACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 186, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 43%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 40%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.1%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, -16.59, -14.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 22.10, 221.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.09% -0.0573 -0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.09% 0.07 215) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1009, 43.4446, 62.3490) |
| Luminance | 0.4345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.79
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.21
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.17
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79BACA #CA8979
analogous
#79CAB1 #79BACA #7991CA
triadic
#79BACA #CA79BA #BACA79
tetradic
#79BACA #B179CA #CA8979 #91CA79
square
#79BACA #B179CA #CA8979 #91CA79
split-complementary
#79BACA #CA7991 #CAB179
monochromatic
#397F90 #4DA3B9 #79BACA #A5D1DB #D1E7ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#79BACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#79BACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79BACA
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79BACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79BACA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#58C0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79baca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 186, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.070 215.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3ceda',
500: '#79baca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79baca; $custom-light: #a3ceda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79baca",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 186,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.852,
"s": 43.316,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75093,
"c": 0.06997,
"h": 215
},
"luminance": 0.43447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79BACA
secondary
#DEC7C1
accent
#4A2FB6
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F9FA
border
#CED2D3
text
#0F1314
muted
#7F8283