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#79EDD8

#79edd8 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#79edd8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 92.94% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.86% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 169.14°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#66ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6959

Complementary

  1. #79edd8
  2. #ed798e

Split complementary

  1. #79edd8
  2. #ed79c8
  3. #ed9e79

Analogous

  1. #79ed9e
  2. #79edd8
  3. #79c8ed

Triadic

  1. #79edd8
  2. #d879ed
  3. #edd879

Tetradic

  1. #79edd8
  2. #798eed
  3. #ed798e
  4. #edd879

Square

  1. #79edd8
  2. #9e79ed
  3. #ed798e
  4. #c8ed79

Monochromatic

  1. #18b598
  2. #36e4c4
  3. #79edd8
  4. #bcf6ec
  5. #edfdfa

Shades

#79edd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79edd8
  2. #6dd5c2
  3. #61bead
  4. #55a697
  5. #498e82
  6. #3d776c
  7. #305f56
  8. #244741
  9. #182f2b
  10. #0c1816
  11. #000000

Tints

#79edd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79edd8
  2. #86efdc
  3. #94f1e0
  4. #a1f2e4
  5. #aff4e8
  6. #bcf6ec
  7. #c9f8ef
  8. #d7faf3
  9. #e4fbf7
  10. #f2fdfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79edd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79edd8
  2. #7ae2cf
  3. #7ad7c6
  4. #7bccbe
  5. #7cc1b5
  6. #7db7ac
  7. #7daca3
  8. #7ea19a
  9. #7f9692
  10. #7f8b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbe1d9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5e1d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2d4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41f0e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3e6d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ded9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5cefe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79edd8 {
  color: #79edd8;
}
Background
.bg-79edd8 {
  background-color: #79edd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79edd8 {
  border: 2px solid #79edd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79edd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 237 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79edd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79edd8, #79c8ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79edd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 237 216 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.90 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.16 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.46 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.88 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.13 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.66 #861227 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#79edd8  rgb(121, 237, 216)  hsl(169, 76%, 70%)  Turquoise
#ed798e  rgb(237, 121, 142)  hsl(349, 76%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#d879ed  rgb(216, 121, 237)  hsl(289, 76%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#edd879  rgb(237, 216, 121)  hsl(49, 76%, 70%)  Buff