What color is #79ABB4?

#79ABB4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79ABB4?

The RGB value is 121, 171, 180: 121 red, 171 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79ABB4?

The complementary color is #B48279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79ABB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79ABB4 color

#79ABB4 rgb(121, 171, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79ABB4 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 67.1% green and 70.6% blue (121, 171, 180).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blue Eye Samurai (#75AEBD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#79ABB4 color codes

HEX	`#79ABB4`
RGB	`rgb(121, 171, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 67.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 5%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, -14.28, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 17.39, 214.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.684, 36.484, 48.597)`
Decimal	`7973812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79ABB4, 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 #79ABB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79ABB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #79ABB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79abb4; }
.text { color: #79abb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79abb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 171 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79abb4, #798db4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79ABB4?: #79ABB4 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Blue Eye Samurai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79ABB4?: The RGB value is 121, 171, 180: 121 red, 171 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79ABB4?: The complementary color is #B48279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79ABB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.