#79b7c5

Color #79b7c5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.6 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#79b7c5

RGB

rgb(121, 183, 197)

HSL

hsl(191.1, 39.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.1, 38.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.84, -16.31, -13.39)

LCH

lch(70.84, 21.1, 219.38)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0666, 213.43)

HWB

hwb(191.1, 47.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58779

Analogous

#79c5ad

#79b7c5

#7991c5

Triadic

#79b7c5

#c579b7

#b7c579

Split-complementary

#79b7c5

#c57991

#c5ad79

Tetradic

#79b7c5

#8779c5

#c58779

#b7c579

Square

#79b7c5

#ad79c5

#c58779

#91c579

Shades

Color #79b7c5 mixed toward black.

#54a3b5

#408594

#30636f

#20424a

#102125

Tints

Color #79b7c5 mixed toward white.

#8fc3cf

#a6cfd8

#bcdbe2

#d2e7ec

#e9f3f5

Tones

Color #79b7c5 mixed toward gray.

#7fb3bf

#86afb8

#8cabb2

#92a7ac

#99a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898c2 · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#948fc1 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#7dbfbf · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79b7c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b7c5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#79b7c5 (#79b7c5) is rgb(121, 183, 197) in RGB.

No, #79b7c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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