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#79ECD2

#79ecd2 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79ecd2 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 92.55% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.02% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 166.43°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6871

Complementary

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #ec7993

Split complementary

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #ec79cd
  3. #ec9879

Analogous

  1. #79ec98
  2. #79ecd2
  3. #79cdec

Triadic

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #d279ec
  3. #ecd279

Tetradic

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #7993ec
  3. #ec7993
  4. #ecd279

Square

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #9879ec
  3. #ec7993
  4. #cdec79

Monochromatic

  1. #19b390
  2. #36e2bb
  3. #79ecd2
  4. #bcf5e8
  5. #edfcf9

Shades

#79ecd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #6dd4bd
  3. #61bda8
  4. #55a593
  5. #498e7e
  6. #3d7669
  7. #305e54
  8. #24473f
  9. #182f2a
  10. #0c1815
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ecd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #86eed7
  3. #94f0db
  4. #a1f2e0
  5. #aff4e4
  6. #bcf6e9
  7. #c9f7ed
  8. #d7f9f2
  9. #e4fbf6
  10. #f2fdfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ecd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ecd2
  2. #7ae1ca
  3. #7ad6c2
  4. #7bccb9
  5. #7cc1b1
  6. #7db6a9
  7. #7daba1
  8. #7ea099
  9. #7f9690
  10. #7f8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bae0d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e0d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d3d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46efe4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3e5d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ddd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5eeedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ecd2 {
  color: #79ecd2;
}
Background
.bg-79ecd2 {
  background-color: #79ecd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ecd2 {
  border: 2px solid #79ecd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ecd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 236 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ecd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ecd2, #79cdec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ecd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 236 210 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.58 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 5.73 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.35 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.17 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.30 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.39 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.11 #86132d Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#79ecd2  rgb(121, 236, 210)  hsl(166, 75%, 70%)  Turquoise
#ec7993  rgb(236, 121, 147)  hsl(346, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#d279ec  rgb(210, 121, 236)  hsl(286, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#ecd279  rgb(236, 210, 121)  hsl(46, 75%, 70%)  Buff