What color is #79A7C4?

#79A7C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A7C4?

The RGB value is 121, 167, 196: 121 red, 167 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A7C4?

The complementary color is #C49679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A7C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A7C4 color

#79A7C4 rgb(121, 167, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79A7C4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.5% green and 76.9% blue (121, 167, 196).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 39% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#79A7C4 color codes

HEX	`#79A7C4`
RGB	`rgb(121, 167, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 39%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 38%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 15%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, -8.04, -19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 21.31, 247.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.664, 35.686, 57.433)`
Decimal	`7972804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A7C4, 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 #79A7C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A7C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #79A7C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a7c4; }
.text { color: #79a7c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a7c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 167 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a7c4, #7981c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #79A7C4?: #79A7C4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A7C4?: The RGB value is 121, 167, 196: 121 red, 167 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A7C4?: The complementary color is #C49679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A7C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.