#79A9BE Color

#79A9BE is rgb(121, 169, 190) in RGB and hsl(198, 35%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#79A9BE

HEX#79A9BE

RGBrgb(121, 169, 190)

HSLhsl(198, 35%, 61%)

HSVhsv(198, 36%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.06 226.9)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 11%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #79A9BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #79A9BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#79A9BE Complementary#BE8E79 Analogous#79BEB0 Analogous#7987BE Triadic#BE79A9 Triadic#A9BE79

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #79A9BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8AB4C7 #9FC2D1 #B0CDD9 #C1D8E1 #D2E2E9 #E7F0F3

Shades

#5D98B1 #4B839B #3D6C7F #2E5160 #213A45 #142329

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