#79AAA4#79AAA4
#79AAA4 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.053 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 29%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 0%, 3.5%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.13, -17.57, -2.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.13, 17.70, 187.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% -0.0526 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.053 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9585, 35.4933, 40.4398) |
| Luminance | 0.3549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.47
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 7.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAA4 #AA797F
analogous
#79AA8C #79AAA4 #7998AA
triadic
#79AAA4 #A479AA #AAA479
tetradic
#79AAA4 #8C79AA #AA797F #98AA79
square
#79AAA4 #8C79AA #AA797F #98AA79
split-complementary
#79AAA4 #AA7998 #AA8C79
monochromatic
#416763 #598D86 #79AAA4 #9EC2BD #C4DAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#79AAA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#79AAA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAA4
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAA4 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A5A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aaa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.053 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c3be',
500: '#79aaa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aaa4; $custom-light: #a1c3be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aaa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.653,
"s": 22.374,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70148,
"c": 0.05292,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.35495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAA4
secondary
#C9B5B8
accent
#6973BF
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F6
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181