What color is #79A0AF?

#79A0AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A0AF?

The RGB value is 121, 160, 175: 121 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A0AF?

The complementary color is #AF8879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A0AF color

#79A0AF rgb(121, 160, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79A0AF is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 62.7% green and 68.6% blue (121, 160, 175).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#79A0AF color codes

HEX	`#79A0AF`
RGB	`rgb(121, 160, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 62.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, -9.61, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 15.44, 231.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.191, 32.3, 45.298)`
Decimal	`7970991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A0AF, 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 #79A0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #79A0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a0af; }
.text { color: #79a0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 160 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a0af, #7985af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #79A0AF?: #79A0AF is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A0AF?: The RGB value is 121, 160, 175: 121 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A0AF?: The complementary color is #AF8879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.