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#79CDCD Color

#79CDCD is rgb(121, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 46%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79CDCD
HEX#79CDCD
RGBrgb(121, 205, 205)
HSLhsl(180, 46%, 64%)
HSVhsv(180, 41%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.082 195.6)
LABlab(77.11% -26.64 -8.47)
LCHlch(77.11% 27.96 197.63)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.26Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.99Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.75Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.95Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 10.18Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 10.87

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

#79CDCD Channel Values

How #79CDCD 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 205 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 46% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 41% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79CDCD 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #79CDCD

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

Base
#79CDCD
Complementary
#CD7979
Analogous
#79CDA3
Analogous
#79A3CD
Triadic
#CD79CD
Triadic
#CDCD79
Split comp.
#CD79A3
Split comp.
#CDA379

Tints & Shades of #79CDCD

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

#8CD4D4
#9EDBDB
#B1E2E2
#C0E8E8
#D2EEEE
#E5F5F5

Shades

#57C1C1
#41AFAF
#348D8D
#297070
#1D4E4E
#123030

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

How #79CDCD 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#79CDCD
Protanopia#C2C2CD
Protanomaly#AAC6CD
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#A2C0CE
Tritanopia#79CDCD
Tritanomaly#79CDCD
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #79CDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79cdcd: #79CDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79CDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79cdcd': '#79CDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.804, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_79cdcd">#79CDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#79CDCD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#79CDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79CDCD?

#79CDCD is a light teal — rgb(121, 205, 205) in RGB and hsl(180, 46%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #79CDCD?

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

What is the CMYK value of #79CDCD?

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

Should text on #79CDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79CDCD scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #79CDCD 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.26, which is visibly different.

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