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#79BFBB

#79bfbb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79bfbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 176.57°, with 35.35% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4491

Complementary

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #bf797d

Split complementary

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #bf79a0
  3. #bf9879

Analogous

  1. #79bf98
  2. #79bfbb
  3. #79a0bf

Triadic

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #bb79bf
  3. #bfbb79

Tetradic

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #797dbf
  3. #bf797d
  4. #bfbb79

Square

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #9879bf
  3. #bf797d
  4. #a0bf79

Monochromatic

  1. #336c68
  2. #4c9f9b
  3. #79bfbb
  4. #add8d5
  5. #e1f0f0

Shades

#79bfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #6daca8
  3. #619996
  4. #558683
  5. #497370
  6. #3d605e
  7. #304c4b
  8. #243938
  9. #182625
  10. #0c1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#79bfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #86c5c2
  3. #94ccc9
  4. #a1d2cf
  5. #afd9d6
  6. #bcdfdd
  7. #c9e5e4
  8. #d7eceb
  9. #e4f2f1
  10. #f2f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79bfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79bfbb
  2. #7ab9b5
  3. #7ab2af
  4. #7baca9
  5. #7ca6a3
  6. #7da09e
  7. #7d9998
  8. #7e9392
  9. #7f8d8c
  10. #7f8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb8b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b8bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abafbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ec3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2bbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b5bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6ac1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79bfbb {
  color: #79bfbb;
}
Background
.bg-79bfbb {
  background-color: #79bfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79bfbb {
  border: 2px solid #79bfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79bfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79bfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79bfbb, #79a0bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79bfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.00 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.75 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.47 #864044 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#79bfbb  rgb(121, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 35%, 61%)  Verdigris
#bf797d  rgb(191, 121, 125)  hsl(357, 35%, 61%)  Old Rose
#bb79bf  rgb(187, 121, 191)  hsl(297, 35%, 61%)  Sky Magenta
#bfbb79  rgb(191, 187, 121)  hsl(57, 35%, 61%)  Dark Khaki