Information about #79B9AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #79B9AE is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(121, 185, 174) (47.5% red, 72.5% green, 68.2% blue), or CMYK 25 / 0 / 4 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#79B9AE is a softly balanced cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Gulf Stream (#74B2A8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Vintage Turquoise (#6DB6AD).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 185, 174) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #79B9AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79B9AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#79B9AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79B9AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79B9AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79B9AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#79B9AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #79B9AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Vintage Turquoise color link
Vintage Turquoise

#6DB6AD

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Fresh Soft Blue color link
Fresh Soft Blue

#6AB9BB

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

#79B9AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79B9AE
  • RGB121, 185, 174
  • CMYK25, 0, 4, 27
  • CSSrgb(121, 185, 174)
  • HSL170°, 31%, 60%
  • HSL Precise169.688°, 31.373%, 60%
  • HSV170°, 35%, 73%
  • HSB170°, 35%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.725, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.725, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.725, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID79B9AE
  • DECIMAL ID7977390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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