What color is #79AAAA?

#79AAAA 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 #79AAAA?

The RGB value is 121, 170, 170: 121 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AAAA?

The complementary color is #AA7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AAAA?

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.

#79AAAA color

#79AAAA rgb(121, 170, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79AAAA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 66.7% green and 66.7% blue (121, 170, 170).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#79AAAA color codes

HEX	`#79AAAA`
RGB	`rgb(121, 170, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 66.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.3, -16.17, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.3, 17, 197.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.513, 35.715, 43.361)`
Decimal	`7973546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#79AAAA 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 #79AAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79aaaa; }
.text { color: #79aaaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79aaaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 170 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79aaaa, #7992aa); }

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Questions

What color is #79AAAA?: #79AAAA 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 #79AAAA?: The RGB value is 121, 170, 170: 121 red, 170 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AAAA?: The complementary color is #AA7979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AAAA?: 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.