What color is #79B5B2?

#79B5B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79B5B2?

The RGB value is 121, 181, 178: 121 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79B5B2?

The complementary color is #B5797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79B5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79B5B2 color

#79B5B2 rgb(121, 181, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #79B5B2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 71% green and 69.8% blue (121, 181, 178).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#79B5B2 color codes

HEX	`#79B5B2`
RGB	`rgb(121, 181, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 71%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -19.97, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 20.5, 193.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.442, 40.325, 48.185)`
Decimal	`7976370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79B5B2, 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 #79B5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#79B5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #79B5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79b5b2; }
.text { color: #79b5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79b5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 181 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79b5b2, #799ab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #79B5B2?: #79B5B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79B5B2?: The RGB value is 121, 181, 178: 121 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79B5B2?: The complementary color is #B5797C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79B5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.