What color is #79C7D0?

#79C7D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79C7D0?

The RGB value is 121, 199, 208: 121 red, 199 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79C7D0?

The complementary color is #D08279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79C7D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79C7D0 color

#79C7D0 rgb(121, 199, 208)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79C7D0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 78% green and 81.6% blue (121, 199, 208).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wavelet (#7DC4CD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#79C7D0 color codes

HEX	`#79C7D0`
RGB	`rgb(121, 199, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 78%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 42%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.74, -21.7, -12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.74, 24.82, 209.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.69, 49.463, 67.118)`
Decimal	`7981008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79C7D0, 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 #79C7D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79C7D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #79C7D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79c7d0; }
.text { color: #79c7d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79c7d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 199 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79c7d0, #799bd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #79C7D0?: #79C7D0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79C7D0?: The RGB value is 121, 199, 208: 121 red, 199 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79C7D0?: The complementary color is #D08279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79C7D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.