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#79ebdb

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
121, 235, 219
HSL
172°, 74%, 70%
CMYK
49, 0, 7, 8
Luminance
0.6860

Every format

HEX#79ebdb
RGBrgb(121, 235, 219)
HSLhsl(172, 74%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 8%)
LABlab(86.3 -36.3 -2.3)
LCHlch(86.3 36.4 183.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.107 183.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #79ebdb;
background-color: #79ebdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#79ebdb] bg-[#79ebdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #79ebdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.475, green: 0.922, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#79ebdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#79ebdb on white: 1.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#79ebdb on black: 14.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red47.5%
Green92.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan48.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.8%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#79ebdb text on a black background

contrast 14.72:1

Card sample

#79ebdb text on a white background

contrast 1.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #79ebdb;
Background color
Panel with #79ebdb background
background-color: #79ebdb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #79ebdb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(121, 235, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(121, 235, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #79ebdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79ebdb, #79AFEB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #79ebdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #79ebdb in the Color Lab