Bluegreen Color
Bluegreen is a cyan color with hex code #017A79. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with bluegreen, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Bluegreen Color Values
What Does Bluegreen Mean?
Bluegreen belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Bluegreen adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Bluegreen is classified as a green (nearest centroid: strong bluish green, #007A74). It is also known as Buzzards Bay.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Bluegreen
Bluegreen and #790101 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #01793D and #013D79, which sit beside bluegreen on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair bluegreen with triadic partners #790179 and #797901. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Surfie Green —
#0C7A79(Delta E 1) - Teal —
#008080(Delta E 3) - Elm —
#1C7C7D(Delta E 3) - Dark Aquamarine —
#017371(Delta E 3) - Deep Turquoise —
#017374(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #017A79; }
.background { background-color: #017A79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #017A79; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #017A7940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for bluegreen?
Bluegreen has the hex code #017A79. In RGB notation it is rgb(1, 122, 121), in HSL it is hsl(180, 98%, 24%), and its OKLCH value is 0.524, 0.089, 193.8.
What does the color bluegreen mean?
Cyan-family colors like bluegreen carry distinct psychological associations. Bluegreen belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Bluegreen adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with bluegreen?
Bluegreen has three easy routes: its complement #790101 for punch, its neighbors #01793D and #013D79 for something calmer, or triadic partners #790179 and #797901 when you want energy.
Is bluegreen a standard web color?
No — Bluegreen is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #017A79 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make bluegreen lighter or darker?
To lighten bluegreen, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #BDFEFE (lightest tint) to #001414 (darkest shade).
About Bluegreen
Bluegreen is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Buzzards Bay. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #017A79 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.