What color is #79A0A9?

#79A0A9 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 #79A0A9?

The RGB value is 121, 160, 169: 121 red, 160 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A0A9?

The complementary color is #A98279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A0A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A0A9 color

#79A0A9 rgb(121, 160, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A0A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.7% green and 66.3% blue (121, 160, 169).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#79A0A9 color codes

HEX	`#79A0A9`
RGB	`rgb(121, 160, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, -11.08, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 14.27, 219.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.615, 32.07, 42.263)`
Decimal	`7970985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A0A9, 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 #79A0A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A0A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #79A0A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a0a9; }
.text { color: #79a0a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a0a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 160 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a0a9, #7988a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #79A0A9?: #79A0A9 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 #79A0A9?: The RGB value is 121, 160, 169: 121 red, 160 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A0A9?: The complementary color is #A98279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A0A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.