What color is #79A3BD?

#79A3BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A3BD?

The RGB value is 121, 163, 189: 121 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A3BD?

The complementary color is #BD9379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A3BD color

#79A3BD rgb(121, 163, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79A3BD is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.9% green and 74.1% blue (121, 163, 189).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 34% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#79A3BD color codes

HEX	`#79A3BD`
RGB	`rgb(121, 163, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 34%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, -7.69, -17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 19.5, 246.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.165, 33.932, 53.094)`
Decimal	`7971773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A3BD, 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 #79A3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #79A3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a3bd; }
.text { color: #79a3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 163 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a3bd, #7981bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A3BD?: #79A3BD is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A3BD?: The RGB value is 121, 163, 189: 121 red, 163 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A3BD?: The complementary color is #BD9379, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.