What color is #79DCCB?

#79DCCB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79DCCB?

The RGB value is 121, 220, 203: 121 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79DCCB?

The complementary color is #DC798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79DCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79DCCB color

#79DCCB rgb(121, 220, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79DCCB is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 86.3% green and 79.6% blue (121, 220, 203).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 59% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Blue (#82DBCC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#79DCCB color codes

HEX	`#79DCCB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 220, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 86.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 59%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 45%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.6, -33.15, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.6, 33.16, 181.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.253, 59.56, 65.652)`
Decimal	`7986379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79DCCB, 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 #79DCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79DCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #79DCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79dccb; }
.text { color: #79dccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79dccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 220 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79dccb, #79bcdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #79DCCB?: #79DCCB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79DCCB?: The RGB value is 121, 220, 203: 121 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79DCCB?: The complementary color is #DC798A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79DCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.