#79ECD3#79ECD3
#79ECD3 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.688; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.112 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ECD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 236, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 75%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.7%, 0%, 10.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.38, -38.67, 2.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.38, 38.72, 176.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.85% -0.1116 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.85% 0.112 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6335, 68.7548, 72.2708) |
| Luminance | 0.6876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 1.38
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 4.46
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 5.00
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.23
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.26
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ECD3 #EC7992
analogous
#79EC9A #79ECD3 #79CBEC
triadic
#79ECD3 #D379EC #ECD379
tetradic
#79ECD3 #9A79EC #EC7992 #CBEC79
square
#79ECD3 #9A79EC #EC7992 #CBEC79
split-complementary
#79ECD3 #EC79CB #EC9A79
monochromatic
#1DCDA7 #43E4C1 #79ECD3 #AFF4E5 #E4FBF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#79ECD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.75
#79ECD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ECD3
14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ECD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ECD3 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4E0D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2D3D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#45EFE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79ecd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 236, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.112 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7f2e0',
500: '#79ecd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79ecd3; $custom-light: #a7f2e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79ecd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 236,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.957,
"s": 75.163,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86852,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.68759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ECD3
secondary
#C54460
accent
#0E3AD7
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F7FEFC
border
#D0D6D5
text
#101715
muted
#818584