#79b8bc

Color #79b8bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#79b8bc

RGB

rgb(121, 184, 188)

HSL

hsl(183.6, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.6, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 2.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.85, -19.09, -8.44)

LCH

lch(70.85, 20.87, 203.85)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0648, 200.9)

HWB

hwb(183.6, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc7d79

Analogous

#79bc9f

#79b8bc

#7997bc

Triadic

#79b8bc

#bc79b8

#b8bc79

Split-complementary

#79b8bc

#bc7997

#bc9f79

Tetradic

#79b8bc

#7d79bc

#bc7d79

#b8bc79

Square

#79b8bc

#9f79bc

#bc7d79

#97bc79

Shades

Color #79b8bc mixed toward black.

#57a6ab

#458589

#346467

#224345

#112122

Tints

Color #79b8bc mixed toward white.

#8fc4c7

#a6d0d2

#bcdbdd

#d2e7e9

#e9f3f4

Tones

Color #79b8bc mixed toward gray.

#7fb3b6

#84aeb1

#8aa9ab

#8fa4a6

#959fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899bb · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#9590bb · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#7dbaba · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79b8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79b8bc]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#79b8bc (#79b8bc) is rgb(121, 184, 188) in RGB.

No, #79b8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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