Palettes / Colors / #79C8BD

#79C8BD — Muted Teal

#79C8BD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#79C8BD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C87984; it also sits naturally between #79C896 and #79ABC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 78% · Blue 74%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 22%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79C8BD

.text { color: #79C8BD; }
.background { background-color: #79C8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79C8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 200, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 42%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79C8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 200, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79C8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 200, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79C8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79C8BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C87984:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79C8BD: #000000.

How #79C8BD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79C8BD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79C8BD?

#79C8BD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 121, 200, 189). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79C8BD?

#79C8BD is RGB 121, 200, 189 — HSL 172°, 42%, 63% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 5%, 22%.

What colors go with #79C8BD?

Its complement is #C87984; analogous partners are #79C896 and #79ABC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79C8BD for text?

Black text on #79C8BD has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.