What color is #79CCC1?

#79CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79CCC1?

The RGB value is 121, 204, 193: 121 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79CCC1?

The complementary color is #CC7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79CCC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79CCC1 color

#79CCC1 rgb(121, 204, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 80% green and 75.7% blue (121, 204, 193).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#79CCC1 color codes

HEX	`#79CCC1`
RGB	`rgb(121, 204, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 80%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, -27.87, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 27.98, 185.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.1, 51.098, 58.244)`
Decimal	`7982273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79CCC1, 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 #79CCC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79CCC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #79CCC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79ccc1; }
.text { color: #79ccc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79ccc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 204 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79ccc1, #79adcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #79CCC1?: #79CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79CCC1?: The RGB value is 121, 204, 193: 121 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79CCC1?: The complementary color is #CC7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79CCC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.