What color is #79C0E3?

#79C0E3 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79C0E3?

The RGB value is 121, 192, 227: 121 red, 192 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79C0E3?

The complementary color is #E39C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79C0E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79C0E3 color

#79C0E3 rgb(121, 192, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79C0E3 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 75.3% green and 89% blue (121, 192, 227).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 65% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fish Pond (#86C8ED), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#79C0E3 color codes

HEX	`#79C0E3`
RGB	`rgb(121, 192, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 75.3%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 65%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 47%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -13.05, -24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 27.64, 241.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.595, 47.307, 79.65)`
Decimal	`7979235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79C0E3, 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 #79C0E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79C0E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #79C0E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79c0e3; }
.text { color: #79c0e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79c0e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 192 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79c0e3, #798be3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79C0E3?: #79C0E3 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79C0E3?: The RGB value is 121, 192, 227: 121 red, 192 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79C0E3?: The complementary color is #E39C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79C0E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.