#79b5c5

Color #79b5c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#79b5c5

RGB

rgb(121, 181, 197)

HSL

hsl(192.6, 39.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.6, 38.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.28, -15.26, -14.24)

LCH

lch(70.28, 20.87, 223.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0659, 216.37)

HWB

hwb(192.6, 47.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58979

Analogous

#79c5af

#79b5c5

#798fc5

Triadic

#79b5c5

#c579b5

#b5c579

Split-complementary

#79b5c5

#c5798f

#c5af79

Tetradic

#79b5c5

#8979c5

#c58979

#b5c579

Square

#79b5c5

#af79c5

#c58979

#8fc579

Shades

Color #79b5c5 mixed toward black.

#54a1b5

#408294

#30626f

#20414a

#102125

Tints

Color #79b5c5 mixed toward white.

#8fc1cf

#a6ced8

#bcdae2

#d2e6ec

#e9f3f5

Tones

Color #79b5c5 mixed toward gray.

#7fb1bf

#86aeb8

#8caab2

#92a6ac

#99a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797c1 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#938ec0 · ΔE 23.5

Tritanopia

#7dbebe · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79b5c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b5c5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Frequently asked questions

#79b5c5 (#79b5c5) is rgb(121, 181, 197) in RGB.

No, #79b5c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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