#799AA5#799AA5
#799AA5 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.040 H 220.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #799AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 154, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 20%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 27%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.56, -8.78, -9.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.56, 12.93, 227.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.52% -0.0306 -0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.52% 0.04 220.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2302, 29.8917, 39.9776) |
| Luminance | 0.2989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.92
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.98
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.35
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 5.62
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.09
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#799AA5 #A58479
analogous
#79A59A #799AA5 #7984A5
triadic
#799AA5 #A5799A #9AA579
tetradic
#799AA5 #9A79A5 #A58479 #84A579
square
#799AA5 #9A79A5 #A58479 #84A579
split-complementary
#799AA5 #A57984 #A59A79
monochromatic
#425A62 #5A7B86 #799AA5 #9EB6BE #C2D1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#799AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#799AA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #799AA5
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##799AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##799AA5 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C92A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6B9E9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #799aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 154, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.040 220.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0b7bf',
500: '#799aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #799aa5; $custom-light: #a0b7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#799aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 154,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 19.643,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66521,
"c": 0.04004,
"h": 220.2
},
"luminance": 0.29893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#799AA5
secondary
#C6B8B4
accent
#806CBC
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F6F7
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0F1112
muted
#7E8081