What color is #79CFCD?

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

What is the RGB value of #79CFCD?

The RGB value is 121, 207, 205: 121 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79CFCD?

The complementary color is #CF797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79CFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79CFCD color

#79CFCD rgb(121, 207, 205)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (121, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#79CFCD color codes

HEX	`#79CFCD`
RGB	`rgb(121, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.93, -26.43, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.93, 27.38, 195.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.213, 53.095, 65.822)`
Decimal	`7983053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79CFCD, 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 #79CFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79CFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #79CFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79cfcd; }
.text { color: #79cfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79cfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79cfcd, #79a6cf); }

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Questions

What color is #79CFCD?: #79CFCD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79CFCD?: The RGB value is 121, 207, 205: 121 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79CFCD?: The complementary color is #CF797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79CFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.