#79AAA9#79AAA9
#79AAA9 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.052 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 170, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 29%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 0%, 0.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, -16.40, -4.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 17.07, 196.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.31% -0.0504 -0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.31% 0.052 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4190, 35.6775, 42.8647) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.99
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.07
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 9.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AAA9 #AA797A
analogous
#79AA91 #79AAA9 #7993AA
triadic
#79AAA9 #A979AA #AAA979
tetradic
#79AAA9 #9179AA #AA797A #93AA79
square
#79AAA9 #9179AA #AA797A #93AA79
split-complementary
#79AAA9 #AA7993 #AA9179
monochromatic
#416766 #598D8C #79AAA9 #9EC2C1 #C4DAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#79AAA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#79AAA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AAA9
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AAA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AAA9 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A5A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68ADAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aaa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 170, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.052 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c3c2',
500: '#79aaa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aaa9; $custom-light: #a1c3c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aaa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 170,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.776,
"s": 22.374,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70308,
"c": 0.0521,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.35679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AAA9
secondary
#C9B5B6
accent
#696BBF
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F7
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181