What color is #79C0C0?

#79C0C0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79C0C0?

The RGB value is 121, 192, 192: 121 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79C0C0?

The complementary color is #C07979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79C0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79C0C0 color

#79C0C0 rgb(121, 192, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79C0C0 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 75.3% green and 75.3% blue (121, 192, 192).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 36% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#79C0C0 color codes

HEX	`#79C0C0`
RGB	`rgb(121, 192, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 75.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 36%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 37%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.26, -22.17, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.26, 23.27, 197.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.246, 45.568, 56.744)`
Decimal	`7979200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79C0C0, 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 #79C0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79C0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #79C0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79c0c0; }
.text { color: #79c0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79c0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 192 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79c0c0, #799dc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #79C0C0?: #79C0C0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79C0C0?: The RGB value is 121, 192, 192: 121 red, 192 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79C0C0?: The complementary color is #C07979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79C0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.