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#79BBCD Color

#79BBCD is rgb(121, 187, 205) in RGB, hsl(193, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79BBCD
HEX#79BBCD
RGBrgb(121, 187, 205)
HSLhsl(193, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(193, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.072 216.9)
LABlab(71.95% -18.35 -16.12)
LCHlch(71.95% 24.42 221.30)

What #79BBCD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #79BBCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 6.3Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.99Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.97Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.71Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 9.84Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#79BBCD Channel Values

How #79BBCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 187 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79BBCD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79BBCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79BBCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79BBCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79BBCD
Complementary
#CD8B79
Analogous
#79CDB5
Analogous
#7991CD
Triadic
#CD79BB
Triadic
#BBCD79
Split comp.
#CD7991
Split comp.
#CDB579

Tints & Shades of #79BBCD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CC5D4
#9ECEDB
#B1D7E2
#C0DFE8
#D2E8EE
#E5F2F5

Shades

#57AAC1
#4197AF
#347A8D
#296070
#1D444E
#122A30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79BBCD.

How #79BBCD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#79BBCD
Protanopia#B2B2CD
Protanomaly#9EB6CD
Deuteranopia#A9A9CE
Deuteranomaly#98B0CE
Tritanopia#75BDBD
Tritanomaly#76BCC4
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79BBCD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-79bbcd: #79BBCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79BBCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79bbcd': '#79BBCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.733, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_79bbcd">#79BBCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#79BBCD"

More Teal Colors

#79BBCD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79BBCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79BBCD?

#79BBCD is a light teal — rgb(121, 187, 205) in RGB and hsl(193, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #79BBCD?

#79BBCD is rgb(121, 187, 205) — red 121, green 187, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79BBCD?

#79BBCD converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 9%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79BBCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79BBCD scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79BBCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79BBCD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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