#79A5B9 Color

#79A5B9 is rgb(121, 165, 185) in RGB and hsl(199, 31%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A5B9

HEX#79A5B9

RGBrgb(121, 165, 185)

HSLhsl(199, 31%, 60%)

HSVhsv(199, 35%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.056 227.8)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A5B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A5B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A5B9 Complementary#B98D79 Analogous#79B9AD Analogous#7985B9 Triadic#B979A5 Triadic#A5B979

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A5B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AB0C1 #9EBDCC #AFC9D5 #C3D6DF #D4E2E8 #E8EFF3

Shades

#5F93AB #4D7D93 #3F6678 #31505E #233943 #152228

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