What color is #79AFA5?

#79AFA5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79AFA5?

The RGB value is 121, 175, 165: 121 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79AFA5?

The complementary color is #AF7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79AFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79AFA5 color

#79AFA5 rgb(121, 175, 165)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79AFA5 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 68.6% green and 64.7% blue (121, 175, 165).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#79AFA5 color codes

HEX	`#79AFA5`
RGB	`rgb(121, 175, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 68.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, -19.92, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 19.93, 181.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.004, 37.44, 41.236)`
Decimal	`7974821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79AFA5, 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 #79AFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79AFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #79AFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79afa5; }
.text { color: #79afa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79afa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 175 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79afa5, #799eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79AFA5?: #79AFA5 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79AFA5?: The RGB value is 121, 175, 165: 121 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79AFA5?: The complementary color is #AF7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79AFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.