#79A49E Color

#79A49E is rgb(121, 164, 158) in RGB and hsl(172, 19%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A49E

HEX#79A49E

RGBrgb(121, 164, 158)

HSLhsl(172, 19%, 56%)

HSVhsv(172, 26%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.047 185.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A49E 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 text7.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A49E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A49E Complementary#A4797F Analogous#79A489 Analogous#7994A4 Triadic#9E79A4 Triadic#A49E79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A49E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CB1AC #9EBDB9 #B0C9C6 #C2D6D3 #D5E2E0 #E7EEED

Shades

#65958E #557C77 #466763 #364F4C #273A37 #172120

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