#79A09C Color

#79A09C is rgb(121, 160, 156) in RGB and hsl(174, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A09C

HEX#79A09C

RGBrgb(121, 160, 156)

HSLhsl(174, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(174, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.043 188.4)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A09C 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 text7.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A09C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A09C Complementary#A0797D Analogous#79A088 Analogous#7990A0 Triadic#9C79A0 Triadic#A09C79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A09C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BACA9 #9DB9B6 #AEC6C4 #C3D5D3 #D5E1E0 #E7EEED

Shades

#668F8B #557774 #466260 #374E4B #283937 #172120

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