#79A09B Color

#79A09B is rgb(121, 160, 155) in RGB and hsl(172, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A09B

HEX#79A09B

RGBrgb(121, 160, 155)

HSLhsl(172, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(172, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.043 186.5)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A09B 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 #79A09B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A09B Complementary#A0797E Analogous#79A087 Analogous#7991A0 Triadic#9B79A0 Triadic#A09B79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A09B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BACA8 #9DB9B5 #AEC6C3 #C3D5D2 #D5E1E0 #E7EEED

Shades

#668F8A #557773 #46625F #374E4B #283936 #172120

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