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#79BFD8 Color

#79BFD8 is rgb(121, 191, 216) in RGB, hsl(196, 55%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79BFD8
HEX#79BFD8
RGBrgb(121, 191, 216)
HSLhsl(196, 55%, 66%)
HSVhsv(196, 44%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.079 222.7)
LABlab(73.39% -18.01 -19.90)
LCHlch(73.39% 26.84 227.86)

What #79BFD8 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 #79BFD8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 5.8Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 5.86Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 7.22Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 7.22Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.57Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.99

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

#79BFD8 Channel Values

How #79BFD8 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 191 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 55% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 44% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79BFD8 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79BFD8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79BFD8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79BFD8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79BFD8
Complementary
#D89279
Analogous
#79D8C2
Analogous
#798FD8
Triadic
#D879BF
Triadic
#BFD879
Split comp.
#D8798F
Split comp.
#D8C279

Tints & Shades of #79BFD8

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

#8CC8DE
#9CD0E2
#B0D9E8
#C0E1ED
#D4EAF2
#E3F2F7

Shades

#55ADCE
#379ABE
#2D7D9A
#24637B
#194657
#0F2A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79BFD8.

How #79BFD8 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#79BFD8
Protanopia#B5B5D8
Protanomaly#A1B9D8
Deuteranopia#ACACD9
Deuteranomaly#9AB4D9
Tritanopia#73C2C2
Tritanomaly#75C1CB
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79BFD8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79bfd8: #79BFD8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79BFD8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79bfd8': '#79BFD8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.749, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_79bfd8">#79BFD8</color>
SVG fillfill="#79BFD8"

More Teal Colors

#79BFD8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79BFD8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79BFD8?

#79BFD8 is a light teal — rgb(121, 191, 216) in RGB and hsl(196, 55%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #79BFD8?

#79BFD8 is rgb(121, 191, 216) — red 121, green 191, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79BFD8?

#79BFD8 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 12%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79BFD8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79BFD8 scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79BFD8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79BFD8 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 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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