Palettes / Colors / #79ECD0
#79ECD0 — Light Teal
#79ECD0 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #79ECD0 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#79ECD0 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EC7996; it also sits naturally between #79EC96 and #79CFEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #79ECD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 121, 236, 208 |
| HSL | 165°, 75%, 70% |
| HSV | 165°, 49%, 93% |
| CMYK | 49%, 0%, 12%, 7% |
| XYZ | 49.27, 68.61, 70.32 |
| Yxy | 68.61, 0.2618, 0.3646 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.31, -39.35, 3.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.83, -34.91, 3.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 93% · Blue 82%
Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #79ECD0
.text { color: #79ECD0; }
.background { background-color: #79ECD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79ECD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 236, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 75%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79ECD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 236, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79ECD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 236, 208, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#79ECD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79ECD0">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EC7996:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #79ECD0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79ECD0
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #79ECD0: ·
How #79ECD0 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 #79ECD0 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #79ECD0?
#79ECD0 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 121, 236, 208). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #79ECD0?
#79ECD0 is RGB 121, 236, 208 — HSL 165°, 75%, 70% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 12%, 7%.
What colors go with #79ECD0?
Its complement is #EC7996; analogous partners are #79EC96 and #79CFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #79ECD0 for text?
Black text on #79ECD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.