Palettes / Colors / #79EFEC

#79EFEC — Light Vivid Teal

#79EFEC is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #79EFEC 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.

#79EFEC 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 #EF7B7F; it also sits naturally between #7BEFB1 and #7BB9EF. 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 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #79EFEC

.text { color: #79EFEC; }
.background { background-color: #79EFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79EFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 79%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79EFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79EFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 239, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF7B7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79EFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79EFEC

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:

How #79EFEC 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 #79EFEC 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 #79EFEC?

#79EFEC is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 121, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79EFEC?

#79EFEC is RGB 121, 239, 236 — HSL 178°, 79%, 71% — CMYK 49%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #79EFEC?

Its complement is #EF7B7F; analogous partners are #7BEFB1 and #7BB9EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79EFEC for text?

Black text on #79EFEC has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.