#79a3a1

Color #79a3a1

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#79a3a1

RGB

rgb(121, 163, 161)

HSL

hsl(177.1, 18.6%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.1, 25.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(64.02, -14.58, -3.58)

LCH

lch(64.02, 15.01, 193.8)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0456, 192.42)

HWB

hwb(177.1, 47.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3797b

Analogous

#79a38c

#79a3a1

#7990a3

Triadic

#79a3a1

#a179a3

#a3a179

Split-complementary

#79a3a1

#a37990

#a38c79

Tetradic

#79a3a1

#797ba3

#a3797b

#a3a179

Square

#79a3a1

#8c79a3

#a3797b

#90a379

Shades

Color #79a3a1 mixed toward black.

#608c8a

#4d706f

#3a5453

#273837

#131c1c

Tints

Color #79a3a1 mixed toward white.

#8fb2b1

#a6c2c0

#bcd1d0

#d2e0e0

#e9f0ef

Tones

Color #79a3a1 mixed toward gray.

#7da09e

#809c9b

#849998

#879594

#8b9291

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ea1 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#8b87a2 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#7ca2a2 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a3a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a3a1]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#79a3a1 (#79a3a1) is rgb(121, 163, 161) in RGB.

No, #79a3a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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