Information about #079BAC color

#079BAC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#079BAC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(7, 155, 172) — 2.7% red, 60.8% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 65 / 7 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #079BAC reads as a intensely saturated aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Boy Red (#0E9CA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Arctic Blue (#0093A8) and Seeker (#0092A5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(7, 155, 172)), which gives #079BAC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#079BAC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#079BAC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#079BAC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#079BAC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#079BAC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#079BAC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#AB1807
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#AB6A07
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#AB079B
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#9BAB07
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6A07AB
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#AB1807
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Nearest named colors to #079BAC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Bondi Blue color link
Bondi Blue

#0095B6

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Manganese Blue color link
Manganese Blue

#03A89E

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

#079BAC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#079BAC
  • RGB7, 155, 172
  • CMYK65, 7, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(7, 155, 172)
  • HSL186°, 92%, 35%
  • HSL Precise186.182°, 92.179%, 35.098%
  • HSV186°, 96%, 67%
  • HSB186°, 96%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.027, 0.608, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.027, 0.608, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.027, 0.608, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID079BAC
  • DECIMAL ID498604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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