#79959A Color

#79959A is rgb(121, 149, 154) in RGB and hsl(189, 14%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79959A

HEX#79959A

RGBrgb(121, 149, 154)

HSLhsl(189, 14%, 54%)

HSVhsv(189, 21%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(65% 0.032 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79959A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79959A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79959A Complementary#9A7E79 Analogous#799A8F Analogous#79859A Triadic#9A7995 Triadic#959A79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79959A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BA3A7 #9FB3B7 #B1C1C4 #C2CFD1 #D3DCDE #E8EDED

Shades

#678489 #587074 #485C60 #374649 #273234 #181F20

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