#79A09D Color
#79A09D is rgb(121, 160, 157) in RGB and hsl(175, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.
#79A09D
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#79A09DRGB
rgb(121, 160, 157)HSL
hsl(175, 17%, 55%)HSV
hsv(175, 24%, 63%)OKLCH
oklch(67.6% 0.043 190.3)CMYK
cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 37%)Text Contrast & Accessibility
WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A09D 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 text7.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓
Color Harmonies
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