What color is #79A099?

#79A099 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A099?

The RGB value is 121, 160, 153: 121 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A099?

The complementary color is #A07980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A099 color

#79A099 rgb(121, 160, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A099 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.7% green and 60% blue (121, 160, 153).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#79A099 color codes

HEX	`#79A099`
RGB	`rgb(121, 160, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, -14.8, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 14.82, 182.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.204, 31.505, 34.831)`
Decimal	`7970969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A099, 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 #79A099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #79A099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a099; }
.text { color: #79a099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 160 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a099, #7993a0); }

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Questions

What color is #79A099?: #79A099 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A099?: The RGB value is 121, 160, 153: 121 red, 160 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A099?: The complementary color is #A07980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.