What color is #79A29A?

#79A29A 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 #79A29A?

The RGB value is 121, 162, 154: 121 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A29A?

The complementary color is #A27981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A29A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A29A color

#79A29A rgb(121, 162, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A29A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.5% green and 60.4% blue (121, 162, 154).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#79A29A color codes

HEX	`#79A29A`
RGB	`rgb(121, 162, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, -15.64, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 15.64, 181.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.636, 32.238, 35.385)`
Decimal	`7971482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A29A, 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 #79A29A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A29A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #79A29A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a29a; }
.text { color: #79a29a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a29a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 162 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a29a, #7996a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A29A?: #79A29A 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 #79A29A?: The RGB value is 121, 162, 154: 121 red, 162 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A29A?: The complementary color is #A27981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A29A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.