What color is #79A9A7?

#79A9A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79A9A7?

The RGB value is 121, 169, 167: 121 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79A9A7?

The complementary color is #A9797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79A9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79A9A7 color

#79A9A7 rgb(121, 169, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79A9A7 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 66.3% green and 65.5% blue (121, 169, 167).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#79A9A7 color codes

HEX	`#79A9A7`
RGB	`rgb(121, 169, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 66.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, -16.35, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 16.86, 194.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.046, 35.229, 41.821)`
Decimal	`7973287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79A9A7, 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 #79A9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79A9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #79A9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79a9a7; }
.text { color: #79a9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79a9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 169 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79a9a7, #7993a9); }

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Questions

What color is #79A9A7?: #79A9A7 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79A9A7?: The RGB value is 121, 169, 167: 121 red, 169 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79A9A7?: The complementary color is #A9797B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79A9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.