What color is #79BCB2?

#79BCB2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79BCB2?

The RGB value is 121, 188, 178: 121 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79BCB2?

The complementary color is #BC7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79BCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79BCB2 color

#79BCB2 rgb(121, 188, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79BCB2 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 73.7% green and 69.8% blue (121, 188, 178).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#79BCB2 color codes

HEX	`#79BCB2`
RGB	`rgb(121, 188, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 73.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, -23.51, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 23.57, 184.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.901, 43.244, 48.671)`
Decimal	`7978162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79BCB2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79BCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79BCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79BCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79bcb2; }
.text { color: #79bcb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79bcb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 188 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79bcb2, #79a5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #79BCB2?: #79BCB2 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79BCB2?: The RGB value is 121, 188, 178: 121 red, 188 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79BCB2?: The complementary color is #BC7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79BCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.