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#79A49F Color

#79A49F is rgb(121, 164, 159) in RGB, hsl(173, 19%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79A49F
HEX#79A49F
RGBrgb(121, 164, 159)
HSLhsl(173, 19%, 56%)
HSVhsv(173, 26%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.047 187.2)
LABlab(64.14% -15.92 -2.37)
LCHlch(64.14% 16.09 188.48)

What #79A49F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #79A49F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 7.93Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 8.08Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 8.45Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 11.13Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.45Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 12.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#79A49F Channel Values

How #79A49F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 164 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 19% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 26% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79A49F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #79A49F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #79A49F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79A49F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#79A49F
Complementary
#A4797E
Analogous
#79A48A
Analogous
#7994A4
Triadic
#9F79A4
Triadic
#A49F79
Split comp.
#A47994
Split comp.
#A48A79

Tints & Shades of #79A49F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8CB1AC
#9EBDB9
#B0C9C6
#C2D6D3
#D5E2E1
#E7EEEE

Shades

#65958F
#557C78
#466763
#364F4C
#273A38
#172120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79A49F.

How #79A49F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#79A49F
Protanopia#9E9E9F
Protanomaly#90A09F
Deuteranopia#9797A0
Deuteranomaly#8C9DA0
Tritanopia#7AA3A3
Tritanomaly#7AA4A2
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79A49F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-79a49f: #79A49F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79A49F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79a49f': '#79A49F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.643, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_79a49f">#79A49F</color>
SVG fillfill="#79A49F"

More Teal Colors

#79A49F sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#79A49F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79A49F?

#79A49F is a mid-tone teal — rgb(121, 164, 159) in RGB and hsl(173, 19%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #79A49F?

#79A49F is rgb(121, 164, 159) — red 121, green 164, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79A49F?

#79A49F converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79A49F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #79A49F scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79A49F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79A49F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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