#079999

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkcyan.

About #079999

The hex code #079999 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkcyan. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 153 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 95% C, 0% M, 0% Y, and 40% K. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 91.2% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#079999
RGB7, 153, 153
HSL180.0°, 91.2%, 31.4%
CMYK95%, 0%, 0%, 40%
HSV180.0°, 95.4%, 60.0%
LAB57.2, -32.5, -9.6
XYZ17.2, 25.1, 34.1
Decimal498073

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.03:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.12:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #079999; }
.text-color { color: #079999; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #079999; }

Similar Colors

Darkcyan
#008B8B