#79A09A Color

#79A09A is rgb(121, 160, 154) in RGB and hsl(171, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A09A

HEX#79A09A

RGBrgb(121, 160, 154)

HSLhsl(171, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(171, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.044 184.6)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A09A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A09A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A09A Complementary#A0797F Analogous#79A086 Analogous#7992A0 Triadic#9A79A0 Triadic#A09A79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A09A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BACA7 #9DB9B5 #AEC6C2 #C3D5D2 #D5E1E0 #E7EEED

Shades

#668F89 #557772 #46625E #374E4A #283936 #17211F

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