#79ABA9#79ABA9
#79ABA9 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.053 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 23%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 29%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.56, -16.93, -4.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.56, 17.47, 194.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.54% -0.0518 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.54% 0.053 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6071, 36.0538, 42.9275) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.36
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.80
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 8.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABA9 #AB797B
analogous
#79AB90 #79ABA9 #7994AB
triadic
#79ABA9 #A979AB #ABA979
tetradic
#79ABA9 #9079AB #AB797B #94AB79
square
#79ABA9 #9079AB #AB797B #94AB79
split-complementary
#79ABA9 #AB7994 #AB9079
monochromatic
#416867 #598E8C #79ABA9 #9FC3C1 #C4DAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#79ABA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#79ABA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABA9
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABA9 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A6A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9FAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.053 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c4c2',
500: '#79aba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aba9; $custom-light: #a1c4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.6,
"s": 22.936,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70538,
"c": 0.0531,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.36055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABA9
secondary
#CAB6B7
accent
#686CBF
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F7
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181