What color is #79A3AA?

#79A3AA 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 #79A3AA?

The RGB value is 121, 163, 170: 121 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A3AA?

The complementary color is #AA8079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A3AA color

#79A3AA rgb(121, 163, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A3AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (121, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#79A3AA color codes

HEX	`#79A3AA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.29, -12.46, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.29, 14.93, 213.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.236, 33.16, 42.935)`
Decimal	`7971754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A3AA, 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 #79A3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #79A3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a3aa; }
.text { color: #79a3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a3aa, #798baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A3AA?: #79A3AA 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 #79A3AA?: The RGB value is 121, 163, 170: 121 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A3AA?: The complementary color is #AA8079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.