What color is #79A79E?

#79A79E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A79E?

The RGB value is 121, 167, 158: 121 red, 167 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A79E?

The complementary color is #A77982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A79E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A79E color

#79A79E rgb(121, 167, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A79E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.5% green and 62% blue (121, 167, 158).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#79A79E color codes

HEX	`#79A79E`
RGB	`rgb(121, 167, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, -17.37, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 17.37, 181.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.873, 34.17, 37.468)`
Decimal	`7972766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A79E, 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 #79A79E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A79E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #79A79E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a79e; }
.text { color: #79a79e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a79e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 167 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a79e, #7999a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A79E?: #79A79E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A79E?: The RGB value is 121, 167, 158: 121 red, 167 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A79E?: The complementary color is #A77982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A79E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.