Close to Aqua Marine
#79ECDF
#79ECDF is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 92.5% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 75% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #79ECDF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #79ECDF as they’d see it.
#79ECDF in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #79ECDF
What color is #79ECDF?
#79ECDF is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 92.5% green, and 87.5% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 75% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #79ECDF in RGB?
#79ECDF is rgb(121, 236, 223): 121 red, 236 green, and 223 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #79ECDF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(49, 0, 6, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #79ECDF?
PANTONE 3245 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #79ECDF?
Its complement #FECDD0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.