What color is #79A7BC?

#79A7BC 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 #79A7BC?

The RGB value is 121, 167, 188: 121 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A7BC?

The complementary color is #BC8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A7BC color

#79A7BC rgb(121, 167, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79A7BC is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.5% green and 73.7% blue (121, 167, 188).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 33% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#79A7BC color codes

HEX	`#79A7BC`
RGB	`rgb(121, 167, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 33%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 36%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, -10.12, -15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 18.68, 237.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.778, 35.332, 52.765)`
Decimal	`7972796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A7BC, 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 #79A7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #79A7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a7bc; }
.text { color: #79a7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 167 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a7bc, #7985bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A7BC?: #79A7BC 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 #79A7BC?: The RGB value is 121, 167, 188: 121 red, 167 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A7BC?: The complementary color is #BC8E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.