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#79E2DD

#79e2dd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79e2dd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 88.63% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.21% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 177.14°, with 64.42% saturation and 68.04% 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 13.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.6368

Complementary

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #e2797e

Split complementary

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #e279b3
  3. #e2a879

Analogous

  1. #79e2a8
  2. #79e2dd
  3. #79b3e2

Triadic

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #dd79e2
  3. #e2dd79

Tetradic

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #797ee2
  3. #e2797e
  4. #e2dd79

Square

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #a879e2
  3. #e2797e
  4. #b3e279

Monochromatic

  1. #239f9a
  2. #3ad4cd
  3. #79e2dd
  4. #b8f0ed
  5. #eefbfb

Shades

#79e2dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #6dcbc7
  3. #61b5b1
  4. #559e9b
  5. #498885
  6. #3d716f
  7. #305a58
  8. #244442
  9. #182d2c
  10. #0c1716
  11. #000000

Tints

#79e2dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #86e5e0
  3. #94e8e4
  4. #a1ebe7
  5. #afeeeb
  6. #bcf1ee
  7. #c9f3f1
  8. #d7f6f5
  9. #e4f9f8
  10. #f2fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79e2dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79e2dd
  2. #7ad8d4
  3. #7aceca
  4. #7bc5c1
  5. #7cbbb8
  6. #7db1af
  7. #7da7a5
  8. #7e9d9c
  9. #7f9493
  10. #7f8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4d8d6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d9dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5cbde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41e7e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9dcdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acd5de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5ce5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79e2dd {
  color: #79e2dd;
}
Background
.bg-79e2dd {
  background-color: #79e2dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79e2dd {
  border: 2px solid #79e2dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79e2dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 226 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 64% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79e2dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79e2dd, #79b3e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79e2dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 226 221 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.29 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.63 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.75 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.32 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.64 #861d22 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#79e2dd  rgb(121, 226, 221)  hsl(177, 64%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#e2797e  rgb(226, 121, 126)  hsl(357, 64%, 68%)  Light Coral
#dd79e2  rgb(221, 121, 226)  hsl(297, 64%, 68%)  Orchid
#e2dd79  rgb(226, 221, 121)  hsl(57, 64%, 68%)  Straw