#79B2BD#79B2BD

#79B2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.061 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79B2BD
RGB	rgb(121, 178, 189)
HSL	hsl(190, 34%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(190, 36%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(36%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.17, -15.72, -11.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.17, 19.48, 216.19°)
OKLab	oklab(72.82% -0.0525 -0.0315)
OKLCH	oklch(72.82% 0.061 211)
XYZ	xyz(32.9877, 39.5779, 54.0353)
Luminance	0.3958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79B2BD #BD8479

analogous

#79BDA6 #79B2BD #7990BD

triadic

#79B2BD #BD79B2 #B2BD79

tetradic

#79B2BD #A679BD #BD8479 #90BD79

square

#79B2BD #A679BD #BD8479 #90BD79

split-complementary

#79B2BD #BD7990 #BDA679

monochromatic

#3E737E #5299A7 #79B2BD #A2CAD1 #CBE1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#79B2BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#79B2BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #79B2BD

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79B2BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##79B2BD	1.00	2.36	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA5BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FB7B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79b2bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 178, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.061 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2c9d0',
    500: '#79b2bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79b2bd;
$custom-light: #a2c9d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79b2bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.706,
    "s": 34,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72815,
    "c": 0.06127,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.3958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79B2BD

secondary

#D6C0BC

accent

#4B39AD

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#0F1314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #79B2BD

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