#79BCAF#79BCAF

#79BCAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.071 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79BCAF
RGB	rgb(121, 188, 175)
HSL	hsl(168, 33%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(168, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.6%, 0%, 6.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.64, -24.21, -0.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.64, 24.21, 180.37°)
OKLab	oklab(74.66% -0.0709 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(74.66% 0.071 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(33.6034, 43.1245, 47.1023)
Luminance	0.4313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79BCAF #BC7986

analogous

#79BC8D #79BCAF #79A7BC

triadic

#79BCAF #AF79BC #BCAF79

tetradic

#79BCAF #8D79BC #BC7986 #A7BC79

square

#79BCAF #8D79BC #BC7986 #A7BC79

split-complementary

#79BCAF #BC79A7 #BC8D79

monochromatic

#3E7C70 #53A595 #79BCAF #A2D0C7 #CBE5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.18

#79BCAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.63

#79BCAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79BCAF

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79BCAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79BCAF	1.00	2.18	9.63	9.63
#FFFFFF	2.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B6B5AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABACB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#63BEB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79bcaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 188, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.071 180.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2d0c6',
    500: '#79bcaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79bcaf;
$custom-light: #a2d0c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79bcaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 188,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.358,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74658,
    "c": 0.07095,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.43127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79BCAF

secondary

#D5BCC1

accent

#3950AC

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F8

border

#CED2D1

text

#0F1413

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #79BCAF

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

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