#79ABAE#79ABAE
#79ABAE is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.053 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 30%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, -15.74, -6.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 17.17, 203.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.7% -0.0497 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.7% 0.053 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0855, 36.2451, 45.4469) |
| Luminance | 0.3625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.29
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.68
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.82
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABAE #AE7C79
analogous
#79AE96 #79ABAE #7990AE
triadic
#79ABAE #AE79AB #ABAE79
tetradic
#79ABAE #9679AE #AE7C79 #90AE79
square
#79ABAE #9679AE #AE7C79 #90AE79
split-complementary
#79ABAE #AE7990 #AE9679
monochromatic
#41696C #588E92 #79ABAE #9FC3C5 #C5DBDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#79ABAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#79ABAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABAE
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABAE | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9FAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66AFAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79abae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.053 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c4c6',
500: '#79abae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79abae; $custom-light: #a1c4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79abae",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.396,
"s": 24.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70703,
"c": 0.05311,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.36247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABAE
secondary
#CCB8B7
accent
#6C67C1
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F3F8F8
border
#CDD1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182