#79A29E#79A29E
#79A29E is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.045 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79A29E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 162, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 18%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 25%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.3%, 0%, 2.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.65, -14.74, -2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.65, 14.94, 189.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% -0.0444 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.045 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9751, 32.3730, 37.1684) |
| Luminance | 0.3237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.97
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.86
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.38
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79A29E #A2797D
analogous
#79A289 #79A29E #7991A2
triadic
#79A29E #9E79A2 #A29E79
tetradic
#79A29E #8979A2 #A2797D #91A279
square
#79A29E #8979A2 #A2797D #91A279
split-complementary
#79A29E #A27991 #A28979
monochromatic
#425F5C #5B837F #79A29E #9DBBB8 #C1D4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#79A29E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#79A29E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79A29E
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79A29E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79A29E | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96989F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6CA4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79a29e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 162, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.045 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1bdba',
500: '#79a29e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79a29e; $custom-light: #a1bdba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79a29e",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 162,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.146,
"s": 18.062,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68112,
"c": 0.04494,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.32374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79A29E
secondary
#C4B3B5
accent
#6D75BB
background
#F9FBFB
surface
#F2F6F6
border
#CCD0D0
text
#0F1211
muted
#7E8180