#79DCD3#79DCD3
#79DCD3 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.095 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79DCD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 220, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 59%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 45%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 0%, 4.1%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -31.24, -4.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 31.58, 188.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0937 -0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.095 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2315, 59.9508, 70.8035) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.92
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.69
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.42
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79DCD3 #DC7982
analogous
#79DCA1 #79DCD3 #79B4DC
triadic
#79DCD3 #D379DC #DCD379
tetradic
#79DCD3 #A179DC #DC7982 #B4DC79
square
#79DCD3 #A179DC #DC7982 #B4DC79
split-complementary
#79DCD3 #DC79B4 #DCA179
monochromatic
#2DADA2 #48CFC3 #79DCD3 #AAE9E3 #DAF5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#79DCD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#79DCD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79DCD3
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79DCD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79DCD3 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3D3D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C6D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4AE0D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79dcd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 220, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.095 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a6e7e0',
500: '#79dcd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79dcd3; $custom-light: #a6e7e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79dcd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 220,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.545,
"s": 58.58,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83161,
"c": 0.09459,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.59954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79DCD3
secondary
#B04A53
accent
#1F2EC6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F7FCFC
border
#D0D5D5
text
#101615
muted
#818484