What color is #79A1A7?

#79A1A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A1A7?

The RGB value is 121, 161, 167: 121 red, 161 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A1A7?

The complementary color is #A77F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A1A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A1A7 color

#79A1A7 rgb(121, 161, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A1A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.1% green and 65.5% blue (121, 161, 167).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#79A1A7 color codes

HEX	`#79A1A7`
RGB	`rgb(121, 161, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -12.1, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 14.26, 211.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.603, 32.343, 41.34)`
Decimal	`7971239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A1A7, 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 #79A1A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A1A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #79A1A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a1a7; }
.text { color: #79a1a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a1a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 161 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a1a7, #798aa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #79A1A7?: #79A1A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A1A7?: The RGB value is 121, 161, 167: 121 red, 161 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A1A7?: The complementary color is #A77F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A1A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.