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#79DFD8

#79dfd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79dfd8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 87.45% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.88°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.618

Complementary

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #df7980

Split complementary

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #df79b3
  3. #dfa579

Analogous

  1. #79dfa5
  2. #79dfd8
  3. #79b3df

Triadic

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #d879df
  3. #dfd879

Tetradic

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #7980df
  3. #df7980
  4. #dfd879

Square

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #a579df
  3. #df7980
  4. #b3df79

Monochromatic

  1. #259a92
  2. #3bd0c6
  3. #79dfd8
  4. #b7eeea
  5. #effbfa

Shades

#79dfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #6dc9c2
  3. #61b2ad
  4. #559c97
  5. #498682
  6. #3d706c
  7. #305956
  8. #244341
  9. #182d2b
  10. #0c1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#79dfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #86e2dc
  3. #94e5e0
  4. #a1e9e4
  5. #afece8
  6. #bcefec
  7. #c9f2ef
  8. #d7f5f3
  9. #e4f9f7
  10. #f2fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79dfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79dfd8
  2. #7ad6cf
  3. #7accc6
  4. #7bc3be
  5. #7cb9b5
  6. #7db0ac
  7. #7da6a3
  8. #7e9d9a
  9. #7f9392
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2d5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d6d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c9d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46e4dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d9d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abd2d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ee2db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79dfd8 {
  color: #79dfd8;
}
Background
.bg-79dfd8 {
  background-color: #79dfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79dfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #79dfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79dfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79dfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79dfd8, #79b3df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79dfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.86 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.18 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.82 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.33 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.41 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.63 #862027 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#79dfd8  rgb(121, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 61%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#df7980  rgb(223, 121, 128)  hsl(356, 61%, 67%)  Light Coral
#d879df  rgb(216, 121, 223)  hsl(296, 61%, 67%)  Orchid
#dfd879  rgb(223, 216, 121)  hsl(56, 61%, 67%)  Straw