Palettes / Colors / #79FCD2

#79FCD2 — Light Vivid Teal

#79FCD2 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 #79FCD2 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.

#79FCD2 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 #FC78A2; it also sits naturally between #78FC90 and #78E4FC. 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 99% · Blue 82%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #79FCD2

.text { color: #79FCD2; }
.background { background-color: #79FCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79FCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 252, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 96%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79FCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 252, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79FCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 252, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79FCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79FCD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC78A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79FCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79FCD2

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 #79FCD2 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 #79FCD2 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 #79FCD2?

#79FCD2 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 121, 252, 210). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79FCD2?

#79FCD2 is RGB 121, 252, 210 — HSL 161°, 96%, 73% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 17%, 1%.

What colors go with #79FCD2?

Its complement is #FC78A2; analogous partners are #78FC90 and #78E4FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79FCD2 for text?

Black text on #79FCD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.