#79ACB3#79ACB3
#79ACB3 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.055 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79ACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 28%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.14, -15.05, -9.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.14, 17.54, 210.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0489 -0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.055 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7716, 36.8230, 48.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.3683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.28
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.66
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.87
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.95
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79ACB3 #B38079
analogous
#79B39D #79ACB3 #798FB3
triadic
#79ACB3 #B379AC #ACB379
tetradic
#79ACB3 #9D79B3 #B38079 #8FB379
square
#79ACB3 #9D79B3 #B38079 #8FB379
split-complementary
#79ACB3 #B3798F #B39D79
monochromatic
#406B71 #569098 #79ACB3 #A0C4C9 #C7DCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#79ACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.37
#79ACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79ACB3
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79ACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79ACB3 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.37 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA0B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79acb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.055 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c4c9',
500: '#79acb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79acb3; $custom-light: #a2c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79acb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.241,
"s": 27.619,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71101,
"c": 0.05476,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.36825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79ACB3
secondary
#CFBBB8
accent
#6F64C4
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1213
muted
#7F8182