#79aab2

Color #79aab2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 7.9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#79aab2

RGB

rgb(121, 170, 178)

HSL

hsl(188.4, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.4, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 4.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.54, -14.24, -9.34)

LCH

lch(66.54, 17.03, 213.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0532, 208.64)

HWB

hwb(188.4, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28179

Analogous

#79b29d

#79aab2

#798db2

Triadic

#79aab2

#b279aa

#aab279

Split-complementary

#79aab2

#b2798d

#b29d79

Tetradic

#79aab2

#8179b2

#b28179

#aab279

Square

#79aab2

#9d79b2

#b28179

#8db279

Shades

Color #79aab2 mixed toward black.

#5b959e

#49777f

#37595f

#243b3f

#121e20

Tints

Color #79aab2 mixed toward white.

#8fb8bf

#a6c6cc

#bcd4d8

#d2e3e5

#e9f1f2

Tones

Color #79aab2 mixed toward gray.

#7ea7ad

#82a3a8

#87a0a4

#8c9c9f

#91999a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b0 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#8e8ab0 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#7cafae · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79aab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79aab2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#79aab2 (#79aab2) is rgb(121, 170, 178) in RGB.

No, #79aab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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