#79BDBE#79BDBE

#79BDBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.069 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79BDBE
RGB	rgb(121, 189, 190)
HSL	hsl(181, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(181, 36%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.35, -21.15, -7.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.35, 22.38, 199.08°)
OKLab	oklab(75.36% -0.0658 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(75.36% 0.069 197)
XYZ	xyz(35.3737, 44.1755, 55.3680)
Luminance	0.4418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79BDBE #BE7A79

analogous

#79BE9C #79BDBE #799ABE

triadic

#79BDBE #BE79BD #BDBE79

tetradic

#79BDBE #9C79BE #BE7A79 #9ABE79

square

#79BDBE #9C79BE #BE7A79 #9ABE79

split-complementary

#79BDBE #BE799A #BE9C79

monochromatic

#3E7E7F #52A7A8 #79BDBE #A2D1D2 #CBE6E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#79BDBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.84

#79BDBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79BDBE

9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79BDBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79BDBE	1.00	2.14	9.84	9.84
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5B7BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A8ADBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5DC1BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79bdbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 189, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.069 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3d1d1',
    500: '#79bdbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79bdbe;
$custom-light: #a3d1d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79bdbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.87,
    "s": 34.673,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75363,
    "c": 0.06884,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.44178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79BDBE

secondary

#D6BDBC

accent

#3A38AE

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F9

border

#CED2D2

text

#0F1414

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #79BDBE

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