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#79BFBC closest to Riverbed

#79BFBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(121, 191, 188)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 35% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #79BFBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.99:1.

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Variations of #79BFBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAAFBD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B8BC
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B9BC
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAAFBD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EB5BD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5DC3BE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6FC1BD
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7B6B5

#79BFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.10:1 Very poor#79BFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.99:1 Very good#79BFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79BFBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 191 188);
color: hsl(177 35% 61%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.071 192.3);

#79BFBC FAQ

What color is #79BFBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #79BFBC?

#79BFBC is rgb(121, 191, 188) in RGB, hsl(177, 35%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79BFBC?

The complementary color of #79BFBC is #BF797C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79BFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #79BFBC: 9.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79BFBC a warm or cool color?

#79BFBC is a cool color.