#79ACAA#79ACAA
#79ACAA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.054 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 24%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 30%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, -17.21, -4.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 17.77, 194.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.8% -0.0526 -0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.8% 0.054 192.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8910, 36.4707, 43.4870) |
| Luminance | 0.3647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.35
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.53
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.90
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 9.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ACAA #AC797B
analogous
#79AC91 #79ACAA #7995AC
triadic
#79ACAA #AA79AC #ACAA79
tetradic
#79ACAA #9179AC #AC797B #95AC79
square
#79ACAA #9179AC #AC797B #95AC79
split-complementary
#79ACAA #AC7995 #AC9179
monochromatic
#416968 #598F8D #79ACAA #9FC3C2 #C5DBDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#79ACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#79ACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ACAA
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ACAA | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA0AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#67AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79acaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.054 192.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c4c3',
500: '#79acaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79acaa; $custom-light: #a1c4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79acaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.647,
"s": 23.502,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.708,
"c": 0.05402,
"h": 192.9
},
"luminance": 0.36472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ACAA
secondary
#CBB6B7
accent
#686BC0
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F7
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1212
muted
#7F8181