Information about #79CCC8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #79CCC8 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 204, 200) — 47.5% red, 80% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 2 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored cyan, #79CCC8 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Hosta (#77BFC7) and Onepoto (#81D3D1).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 204, 200) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #79CCC8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#79CCC8 color variations

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

#79CCC8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79CCC8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79CCC8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79CCC8 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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#79CCC8 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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#CD7A7E
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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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#CD9F7A
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#CD7AA7
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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
#79CCC8
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#C87ACD
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#CDC87A
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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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#7A7ECD
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#CD7A7E
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#CDC87A
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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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#9F7ACD
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#CD7A7E
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Nearest named colors to #79CCC8

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

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Downy color link
Downy

#6FD2BE

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Riptide color link
Riptide

#89D9C8

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

#79CCC8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79CCC8
  • RGB121, 204, 200
  • CMYK33, 0, 2, 20
  • HSL177°, 45%, 64%
  • HSL Precise177.108°, 44.865%, 63.725%
  • HSV177°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB177°, 41%, 80%
  • HEX ID79CCC8
  • DECIMAL ID7982280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
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