What color is #79D3CF?

#79D3CF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79D3CF?

The RGB value is 121, 211, 207: 121 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79D3CF?

The complementary color is #D3797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79D3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79D3CF color

#79D3CF rgb(121, 211, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79D3CF is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 82.7% green and 81.2% blue (121, 211, 207).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Hidden Sea Glass (#6FD1C9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#79D3CF color codes

HEX	`#79D3CF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 211, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 82.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 43%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.13, -27.89, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.13, 28.63, 193.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.438, 55.155, 67.429)`
Decimal	`7984079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79D3CF, 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 #79D3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79D3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #79D3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79d3cf; }
.text { color: #79d3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79d3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 211 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79d3cf, #79aad3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79D3CF?: #79D3CF is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hidden Sea Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79D3CF?: The RGB value is 121, 211, 207: 121 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79D3CF?: The complementary color is #D3797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79D3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.