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#79BBB6 closest to Mintnight

#79BBB6 is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Mintnight. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 73.3% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(121, 187, 182)). Its HSL value is 175° hue, 33% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black. #79BBB6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.60:1.

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Variations of #79BBB6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#79BBB6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#79BBB6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #79BBB6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8ACB7
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B4B6
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B5B6
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8ACB7
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9CB1B7
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #61BEB9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #70BCB8
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4B2B1

#79BBB6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#79BBB6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.60:1 Very good#79BBB6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79BBB6 in CSS

/* Mintnight */
.color { color: #79BBB6; }
.background { background-color: #79BBB6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79BBB6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 187 182);
color: hsl(175 33% 60%);
color: oklch(0.746 0.068 189.7);

#79BBB6 FAQ

What color is #79BBB6?

#79BBB6 is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Mintnight. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #79BBB6?

#79BBB6 is rgb(121, 187, 182) in RGB, hsl(175, 33%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79BBB6?

The complementary color of #79BBB6 is #BB797E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79BBB6?

Black text has the best contrast on #79BBB6: 9.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79BBB6 a warm or cool color?

#79BBB6 is a cool color.