#79AEB2#79AEB2
#79AEB2 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.056 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AEB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 174, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 27%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.69, -16.35, -7.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.69, 18.04, 205.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.52% -0.0519 -0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.52% 0.056 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0544, 37.5497, 47.7223) |
| Luminance | 0.3755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.82
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.92
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.03
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.06
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AEB2 #B27D79
analogous
#79B299 #79AEB2 #7991B2
triadic
#79AEB2 #B279AE #AEB279
tetradic
#79AEB2 #9979B2 #B27D79 #91B279
square
#79AEB2 #9979B2 #B27D79 #91B279
split-complementary
#79AEB2 #B27991 #B29979
monochromatic
#406D70 #579397 #79AEB2 #A0C5C8 #C7DDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#79AEB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#79AEB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AEB2
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AEB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AEB2 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A9B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA2B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aeb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 174, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.056 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c6c9',
500: '#79aeb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aeb2; $custom-light: #a2c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aeb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 174,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.211,
"s": 27.014,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71524,
"c": 0.05596,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.37551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AEB2
secondary
#CFBAB8
accent
#6B64C3
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1313
muted
#7F8282