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#79ECD7

#79ecd7 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79ecd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 169.04°, 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.6896

Complementary

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #ec798e

Split complementary

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #ec79c8
  3. #ec9d79

Analogous

  1. #79ec9d
  2. #79ecd7
  3. #79c8ec

Triadic

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #d779ec
  3. #ecd779

Tetradic

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #798eec
  3. #ec798e
  4. #ecd779

Square

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #9d79ec
  3. #ec798e
  4. #c8ec79

Monochromatic

  1. #19b397
  2. #36e2c3
  3. #79ecd7
  4. #bcf5eb
  5. #edfcfa

Shades

#79ecd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #6dd4c2
  3. #61bdac
  4. #55a597
  5. #498e81
  6. #3d766c
  7. #305e56
  8. #244741
  9. #182f2b
  10. #0c1816
  11. #000000

Tints

#79ecd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #86eedb
  3. #94f0df
  4. #a1f2e3
  5. #aff4e7
  6. #bcf6eb
  7. #c9f7ef
  8. #d7f9f3
  9. #e4fbf7
  10. #f2fdfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79ecd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79ecd7
  2. #7ae1ce
  3. #7ad6c6
  4. #7bccbd
  5. #7cc1b4
  6. #7db6ac
  7. #7daba3
  8. #7ea09a
  9. #7f9691
  10. #7f8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bae1d8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e0d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1d3d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42efe5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2e5d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4ddd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5deee0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79ecd7 {
  color: #79ecd7;
}
Background
.bg-79ecd7 {
  background-color: #79ecd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79ecd7 {
  border: 2px solid #79ecd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79ecd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 236 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79ecd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ecd7, #79c8ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79ecd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 236 215 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.81 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.17 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.62 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.97 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.10 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.15 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.52 #861328 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#79ecd7  rgb(121, 236, 215)  hsl(169, 75%, 70%)  Turquoise
#ec798e  rgb(236, 121, 142)  hsl(349, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#d779ec  rgb(215, 121, 236)  hsl(289, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#ecd779  rgb(236, 215, 121)  hsl(49, 75%, 70%)  Buff