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#79CEED closest to Below Zero

#79CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Below Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(121, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 76% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 49% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #79CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.86:1.

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Variations of #79CEED

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

How #79CEED 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 #ABBDED
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCCAEF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADCAEE
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABBDED
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9FC3ED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #39D8D8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #66D2E4
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4C6CE

#79CEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#79CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.86:1 Very good#79CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79CEED in CSS

/* Below Zero */
.color { color: #79CEED; }
.background { background-color: #79CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 206 237);
color: hsl(196 76% 70%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.093 223.6);

#79CEED FAQ

What color is #79CEED?

#79CEED is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #79CEED?

#79CEED is rgb(121, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(196, 76%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(49%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79CEED?

The complementary color of #79CEED is #ED9879, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #79CEED: 11.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79CEED a warm or cool color?

#79CEED is a cool color.