#79A4B4 Color

#79A4B4 is rgb(121, 164, 180) in RGB and hsl(196, 28%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A4B4

HEX#79A4B4

RGBrgb(121, 164, 180)

HSLhsl(196, 28%, 59%)

HSVhsv(196, 33%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.052 222.9)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A4B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A4B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A4B4 Complementary#B48979 Analogous#79B4A6 Analogous#7987B4 Triadic#B479A4 Triadic#A4B479

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A4B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8DB1BF #9DBCC8 #B1CAD3 #C1D5DC #D5E2E7 #E5EDF0

Shades

#5F92A5 #4F7C8C #406572 #33515B #253A41 #162327

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