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#79BBBC closest to Cuttlefish

#79BBBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Cuttlefish. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(121, 187, 188)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 33% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #79BBBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.65:1.

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Variations of #79BBBC

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

How #79BBBC 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 #A6ACBD
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B5BC
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5B6BC
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A6ACBD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9BB1BD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5EBFBB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6FBDBC
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4B3B3

#79BBBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#79BBBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.65:1 Very good#79BBBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79BBBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 187 188);
color: hsl(181 33% 61%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.067 197.0);

#79BBBC FAQ

What color is #79BBBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #79BBBC?

#79BBBC is rgb(121, 187, 188) in RGB, hsl(181, 33%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79BBBC?

The complementary color of #79BBBC is #BC7A79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79BBBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #79BBBC: 9.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79BBBC a warm or cool color?

#79BBBC is a cool color.