What color is #79A3CB?

#79A3CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A3CB?

The RGB value is 121, 163, 203: 121 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A3CB?

The complementary color is #CBA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A3CB color

#79A3CB rgb(121, 163, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79A3CB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 63.9% green and 79.6% blue (121, 163, 203).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Shipmate (#7AA3CC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#79A3CB color codes

HEX	`#79A3CB`
RGB	`rgb(121, 163, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 63.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, -3.96, -24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 25.26, 260.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.758, 34.569, 61.487)`
Decimal	`7971787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A3CB, 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 #79A3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #79A3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a3cb; }
.text { color: #79a3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 163 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a3cb, #797acb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79A3CB?: #79A3CB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shipmate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A3CB?: The RGB value is 121, 163, 203: 121 red, 163 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A3CB?: The complementary color is #CBA179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.