#79C2CC#79C2CC

#79C2CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.074 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79C2CC
RGB	rgb(121, 194, 204)
HSL	hsl(187, 45%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(187, 41%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.19, -20.19, -12.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.19, 23.58, 211.12°)
OKLab	oklab(76.98% -0.0662 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(76.98% 0.074 206.8)
XYZ	xyz(38.0720, 47.0055, 64.1818)
Luminance	0.4701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79C2CC #CC8379

analogous

#79CCAC #79C2CC #7998CC

triadic

#79C2CC #CC79C2 #C2CC79

tetradic

#79C2CC #AC79CC #CC8379 #98CC79

square

#79C2CC #AC79CC #CC8379 #98CC79

split-complementary

#79C2CC #CC7998 #CCAC79

monochromatic

#388893 #4DAEBB #79C2CC #A5D6DD #D2EAEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#79C2CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.40

#79C2CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79C2CC

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79C2CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79C2CC	1.00	2.02	10.40	10.40
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7BDCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B2CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#55C8C5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79c2cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 194, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.074 206.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a4d4db',
    500: '#79c2cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79c2cc;
$custom-light: #a4d4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79c2cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.229,
    "s": 44.865,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7698,
    "c": 0.07419,
    "h": 206.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.47008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79C2CC

secondary

#DFC5C2

accent

#3E2DB8

background

#FAFDFD

surface

#F4FAFB

border

#CED3D4

text

#0F1415

muted

#7F8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #79C2CC

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

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