#79AF9E#79AF9E
#79AF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.062 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79AF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 175, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 25%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 31%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.9%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, -21.48, 3.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 21.70, 171.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.13% -0.0617 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.13% 0.062 172.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3846, 37.1920, 37.9716) |
| Luminance | 0.3719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 4.84
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.71
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.74
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 9.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79AF9E #AF798A
analogous
#79AF83 #79AF9E #79A5AF
triadic
#79AF9E #9E79AF #AF9E79
tetradic
#79AF9E #8379AF #AF798A #A5AF79
square
#79AF9E #8379AF #AF798A #A5AF79
split-complementary
#79AF9E #AF79A5 #AF8379
monochromatic
#416D5F #589380 #79AF9E #9FC6BA #C6DDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#79AF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#79AF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79AF9E
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79AF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79AF9E | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA89D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A19F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BB0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79af9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 175, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.062 172.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1c7ba',
500: '#79af9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79af9e; $custom-light: #a1c7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79af9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 175,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.111,
"s": 25.234,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71127,
"c": 0.06223,
"h": 172.8
},
"luminance": 0.37194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79AF9E
secondary
#CDB7BE
accent
#6683C2
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F3F8F6
border
#CDD1D0
text
#0F1311
muted
#7F8280