#79AEB3#79AEB3
#79AEB3 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.056 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 28%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, -16.10, -8.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 18.04, 206.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.56% -0.0515 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.56% 0.056 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1551, 37.5900, 48.2530) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.44
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.74
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.79
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.42
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AEB3 #B37E79
analogous
#79B39B #79AEB3 #7991B3
triadic
#79AEB3 #B379AE #AEB379
tetradic
#79AEB3 #9B79B3 #B37E79 #91B379
square
#79AEB3 #9B79B3 #B37E79 #91B379
split-complementary
#79AEB3 #B37991 #B39B79
monochromatic
#406D71 #569398 #79AEB3 #A0C6C9 #C7DDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#79AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#79AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AEB3
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AAB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA2B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#64B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.056 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a2c6c9',
500: '#79aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79aeb3; $custom-light: #a2c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.172,
"s": 27.619,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71558,
"c": 0.05611,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.37592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AEB3
secondary
#CFBAB8
accent
#6C64C4
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#0F1313
muted
#7F8282