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#79ECE4 Color

#79ECE4 is rgb(121, 236, 228) in RGB, hsl(176, 75%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79ECE4
HEX#79ECE4
RGBrgb(121, 236, 228)
HSLhsl(176, 75%, 70%)
HSVhsv(176, 49%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.106 189.4)
LABlab(86.55% -35.71 -6.77)
LCHlch(86.55% 36.35 190.74)

What #79ECE4 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 #79ECE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.66Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.7Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.15Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.63Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 12.07Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 12.75

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

#79ECE4 Channel Values

How #79ECE4 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 236 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 75% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 49% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79ECE4 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79ECE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79ECE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79ECE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79ECE4
Complementary
#EC7981
Analogous
#79ECAB
Analogous
#79BAEC
Triadic
#E479EC
Triadic
#ECE479
Split comp.
#EC79BA
Split comp.
#ECAB79

Tints & Shades of #79ECE4

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

#8BEEE8
#9DF1EB
#AFF4EF
#C1F6F3
#D2F9F6
#E4FBFA

Shades

#51E6DC
#24E0D3
#1BBBB1
#148F87
#0F6761
#083A37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79ECE4.

How #79ECE4 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#79ECE4
Protanopia#DEDEE4
Protanomaly#BEE4E4
Deuteranopia#CFCFE6
Deuteranomaly#B3DBE5
Tritanopia#7BEBEB
Tritanomaly#7AEBE8
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #79ECE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79ece4: #79ECE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79ECE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79ece4': '#79ECE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.925, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_79ece4">#79ECE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#79ECE4"

More Teal Colors

#79ECE4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79ECE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79ECE4?

#79ECE4 is a light teal — rgb(121, 236, 228) in RGB and hsl(176, 75%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #79ECE4?

#79ECE4 is rgb(121, 236, 228) — red 121, green 236, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79ECE4?

#79ECE4 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79ECE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79ECE4 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79ECE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79ECE4 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 10.7, which is visibly different.

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