What color is #79A8A4?

#79A8A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A8A4?

The RGB value is 121, 168, 164: 121 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A8A4?

The complementary color is #A8797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A8A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A8A4 color

#79A8A4 rgb(121, 168, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A8A4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 65.9% green and 64.3% blue (121, 168, 164).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#79A8A4 color codes

HEX	`#79A8A4`
RGB	`rgb(121, 168, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 65.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -16.52, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 16.79, 190.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.586, 34.749, 40.316)`
Decimal	`7973028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A8A4, 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 #79A8A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A8A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #79A8A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a8a4; }
.text { color: #79a8a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a8a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 168 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a8a4, #7994a8); }

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Questions

What color is #79A8A4?: #79A8A4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A8A4?: The RGB value is 121, 168, 164: 121 red, 168 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A8A4?: The complementary color is #A8797D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A8A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.