#79A49D Color

#79A49D is rgb(121, 164, 157) in RGB and hsl(170, 19%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A49D

HEX#79A49D

RGBrgb(121, 164, 157)

HSLhsl(170, 19%, 56%)

HSVhsv(170, 26%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.048 183.8)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A49D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A49D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A49D Complementary#A47981 Analogous#79A488 Analogous#7996A4 Triadic#9D79A4 Triadic#A49D79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A49D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CB1AA #9EBDB8 #B0C9C5 #C2D6D2 #D5E2E0 #E7EEED

Shades

#65958D #557C76 #466762 #364F4B #273A37 #172120

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