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#79DFD4

#79dfd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79dfd4 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 87.45% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 173.53°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.6159

Complementary

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #df7984

Split complementary

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #df79b7
  3. #dfa179

Analogous

  1. #79dfa1
  2. #79dfd4
  3. #79b7df

Triadic

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #d479df
  3. #dfd479

Tetradic

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #7984df
  3. #df7984
  4. #dfd479

Square

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #a179df
  3. #df7984
  4. #b7df79

Monochromatic

  1. #259a8e
  2. #3bd0c0
  3. #79dfd4
  4. #b7eee8
  5. #effbfa

Shades

#79dfd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #6dc9bf
  3. #61b2aa
  4. #559c94
  5. #49867f
  6. #3d706a
  7. #305955
  8. #244340
  9. #182d2a
  10. #0c1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dfd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #86e2d8
  3. #94e5dd
  4. #a1e9e1
  5. #afece5
  6. #bcefea
  7. #c9f2ee
  8. #d7f5f2
  9. #e4f9f6
  10. #f2fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dfd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dfd4
  2. #7ad6cc
  3. #7accc3
  4. #7bc3bb
  5. #7cb9b2
  6. #7db0aa
  7. #7da6a2
  8. #7e9d99
  9. #7f9391
  10. #7f8a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2d5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d5d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c9d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d9d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abd2d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60e1d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dfd4 {
  color: #79dfd4;
}
Background
.bg-79dfd4 {
  background-color: #79dfd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dfd4 {
  border: 2px solid #79dfd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dfd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 223 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dfd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dfd4, #79b7df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dfd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 223 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.44 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.16 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.71 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.03 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.33 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.37 #86202b Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Turquoise
#79dfd4  rgb(121, 223, 212)  hsl(174, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#df7984  rgb(223, 121, 132)  hsl(354, 61%, 67%)  Light Coral
#d479df  rgb(212, 121, 223)  hsl(294, 61%, 67%)  Orchid
#dfd479  rgb(223, 212, 121)  hsl(54, 61%, 67%)  Straw