#79ABB4#79ABB4
#79ABB4 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.054 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 28%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 33%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 5%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.89, -14.28, -9.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.89, 17.39, 214.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% -0.0472 -0.0272) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.054 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6835, 36.4844, 48.5966) |
| Luminance | 0.3649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.80
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.96
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.24
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABB4 #B48279
analogous
#79B4A0 #79ABB4 #798EB4
triadic
#79ABB4 #B479AB #ABB479
tetradic
#79ABB4 #A079B4 #B48279 #8EB479
square
#79ABB4 #A079B4 #B48279 #8EB479
split-complementary
#79ABB4 #B4798E #B4A079
monochromatic
#406B73 #568F9A #79ABB4 #A0C4CA #C7DCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#79ABB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#79ABB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABB4
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABB4 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79abb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.054 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c4ca',
500: '#79abb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79abb4; $custom-light: #a2c4ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79abb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.153,
"s": 28.23,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70907,
"c": 0.05447,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.36486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABB4
secondary
#D0BCB9
accent
#7263C5
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182