#79ABB5#79ABB5
#79ABB5 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.055 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 171, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 29%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 33%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, -14.03, -10.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 17.49, 216.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% -0.0468 -0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.055 211.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7858, 36.5253, 49.1350) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.93
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.50
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.85
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.97
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ABB5 #B58379
analogous
#79B5A1 #79ABB5 #798DB5
triadic
#79ABB5 #B579AB #ABB579
tetradic
#79ABB5 #A179B5 #B58379 #8DB579
square
#79ABB5 #A179B5 #B58379 #8DB579
split-complementary
#79ABB5 #B5798D #B5A179
monochromatic
#406B74 #56909B #79ABB5 #A0C4CB #C8DCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#79ABB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#79ABB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ABB5
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ABB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ABB5 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A0B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79abb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 171, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.055 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c4cb',
500: '#79abb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79abb5; $custom-light: #a2c4cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79abb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 171,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190,
"s": 28.846,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70942,
"c": 0.05483,
"h": 211.4
},
"luminance": 0.36527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ABB5
secondary
#D1BDB9
accent
#7363C5
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182