#79C3AF#79C3AF
#79C3AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.080 H 175.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79C3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 195, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 38%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.67, -27.65, 2.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.67, 27.79, 174.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% -0.0796 0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.08 175) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1352, 46.1880, 47.6129) |
| Luminance | 0.4619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.64
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.49
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79C3AF #C3798D
analogous
#79C38A #79C3AF #79B2C3
triadic
#79C3AF #AF79C3 #C3AF79
tetradic
#79C3AF #8A79C3 #C3798D #B2C379
square
#79C3AF #8A79C3 #C3798D #B2C379
split-complementary
#79C3AF #C379B2 #C38A79
monochromatic
#3C8672 #4FB096 #79C3AF #A3D6C8 #CEE9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#79C3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#79C3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #79C3AF
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79C3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79C3AF | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#62C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79c3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 195, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.080 175.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a3d5c6',
500: '#79c3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79c3af; $custom-light: #a3d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79c3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 195,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.784,
"s": 38.144,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76288,
"c": 0.07993,
"h": 175
},
"luminance": 0.4619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79C3AF
secondary
#DABEC6
accent
#3456B1
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF8
border
#CED3D1
text
#0F1413
muted
#7F8382