#79CADC Hex Color
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Soft and milky, #79cadc is a pastel sky blue with a faint green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it calm, which suits spring themes, baby products, and app backgrounds. It holds up better as a supporting tone than a headline color, and it flatters deep navy or warm coral accents. Black text reads clearly on it at about 11.3:1 contrast.
Questions about #79cadc
What is #79cadc in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #79cadc is rgb(121, 202, 220), in HSL hsl(191, 59%, 67%) and in CMYK 45%, 8%, 0%, 14%. Browse more shades of blue with names and hex codes.
What colors pair well with #79cadc?
Deep navy and warm coral are strong partners for #79cadc, since its muted base needs bolder company to avoid washing out next to white. For text, black gives the cleanest result at about 11.3:1 contrast.
Does #79cadc read warm or cool?
It reads cool. The green-leaning cyan base and low saturation give it a calm, airy feel rather than a bright or icy one, so it sits comfortably in fresh and youthful palettes.
Is #79cadc readable on white or black?
#79cadc has a 1.85:1 contrast ratio on white and 11.29:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.