Information about Bluegreen color

#017A79 - Bluegreen color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#017A79, known as "Bluegreen", falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 122, 121) — 0.4% red, 47.8% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 0 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #017A79 reads as a maximally vivid cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Surfie Green (#007B77). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Free Spirit (#00777B) and Skobeloff (#007474).

In RGB terms — rgb(1, 122, 121) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #017A79: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. The name "Bluegreen" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Bluegreen color variations

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

Bluegreen 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Bluegreen

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Surfie Green color link
Surfie Green

#007B77

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Skobeloff color link
Skobeloff

#007474

Teal color link
Teal

#008080

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Pine Green color link
Pine Green

#01796F

Windfall color link
Windfall

#008575

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Deep Sea color link
Deep Sea

#01826B

Bluegreen color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#017A79
  • RGB1, 122, 121
  • CMYK47, 0, 0, 52
  • HSL180°, 98%, 24%
  • HSL Precise179.504°, 98.374%, 24.118%
  • HSV180°, 99%, 48%
  • HSB180°, 99%, 48%
  • HEX ID017A79
  • DECIMAL ID96889
  • Name Length9
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
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