What color is #799EA4?

#799EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #799EA4?

The RGB value is 121, 158, 164: 121 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #799EA4?

The complementary color is #A47F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #799EA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#799EA4 color

#799EA4 rgb(121, 158, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #799EA4 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62% green and 64.3% blue (121, 158, 164).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#799EA4 color codes

HEX	`#799EA4`
RGB	`rgb(121, 158, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, -11.2, -7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 13.35, 212.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.811, 31.198, 39.724)`
Decimal	`7970468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #799EA4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #799EA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#799EA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #799EA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #799ea4; }
.text { color: #799ea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #799ea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 158 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #799ea4, #7988a4); }

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Questions

What color is #799EA4?: #799EA4 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #799EA4?: The RGB value is 121, 158, 164: 121 red, 158 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #799EA4?: The complementary color is #A47F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #799EA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.