#79A09F Color

#79A09F is rgb(121, 160, 159) in RGB and hsl(178, 17%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A09F

HEX#79A09F

RGBrgb(121, 160, 159)

HSLhsl(178, 17%, 55%)

HSVhsv(178, 24%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.043 194.2)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A09F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A09F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A09F Complementary#A0797A Analogous#79A08B Analogous#798EA0 Triadic#9E79A0 Triadic#A09E79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A09F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8BACAB #9DB9B8 #AEC6C5 #C3D5D4 #D5E1E1 #E7EEEE

Shades

#668F8E #557776 #466262 #374E4D #283938 #172121

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