#79ACA2#79ACA2
#79ACA2 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.056 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ACA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 172, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 24%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 30%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 0%, 5.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.66, -19.06, -0.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.66, 19.06, 180.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.55% -0.0561 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.55% 0.056 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1571, 36.1771, 39.6220) |
| Luminance | 0.3618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.84
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.86
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.04
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ACA2 #AC7983
analogous
#79AC88 #79ACA2 #799DAC
triadic
#79ACA2 #A279AC #ACA279
tetradic
#79ACA2 #8879AC #AC7983 #9DAC79
square
#79ACA2 #8879AC #AC7983 #9DAC79
split-complementary
#79ACA2 #AC799D #AC8879
monochromatic
#416961 #598F84 #79ACA2 #9FC3BC #C5DBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#79ACA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#79ACA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ACA2
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ACA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ACA2 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A6A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AAEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 172, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.056 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c5bd',
500: '#79aca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aca2; $custom-light: #a1c5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 172,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.235,
"s": 23.502,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70548,
"c": 0.05607,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.36179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ACA2
secondary
#CBB6BA
accent
#6879C0
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F6
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181