#779cac

Color #779cac

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#779cac

RGB

rgb(119, 156, 172)

HSL

hsl(198.1, 24.2%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.1, 30.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(62.23, -8.77, -12.44)

LCH

lch(62.23, 15.22, 234.82)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.047, 226.29)

HWB

hwb(198.1, 46.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8777

Analogous

#77aca2

#779cac

#7782ac

Triadic

#779cac

#ac779c

#9cac77

Split-complementary

#779cac

#ac7782

#aca277

Tetradic

#779cac

#8777ac

#ac8777

#9cac77

Square

#779cac

#a277ac

#ac8777

#82ac77

Shades

Color #779cac mixed toward black.

#5c8597

#4a6a79

#37505a

#25353c

#121b1e

Tints

Color #779cac mixed toward white.

#8eadba

#a4bdc8

#bbced6

#d2dee3

#e8eff1

Tones

Color #779cac mixed toward gray.

#7c9aa8

#8099a3

#84979f

#89959a

#8d9396

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989a8 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#8684a7 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#79a5a5 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 12.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #779cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#779cac]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#779cac (#779cac) is rgb(119, 156, 172) in RGB.

No, #779cac is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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