#79959f

Color #79959f

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#79959f

RGB

rgb(121, 149, 159)

HSL

hsl(195.8, 16.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.8, 23.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.94, -7.46, -8.5)

LCH

lch(59.94, 11.31, 228.73)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0349, 221.51)

HWB

hwb(195.8, 47.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f8379

Analogous

#799f96

#79959f

#79829f

Triadic

#79959f

#9f7995

#959f79

Split-complementary

#79959f

#9f7982

#9f9679

Tetradic

#79959f

#83799f

#9f8379

#959f79

Square

#79959f

#96799f

#9f8379

#829f79

Shades

Color #79959f mixed toward black.

#617e88

#4e656d

#3a4b52

#273236

#13191b

Tints

Color #79959f mixed toward white.

#8fa7af

#a6b8bf

#bccacf

#d2dcdf

#e9edef

Tones

Color #79959f mixed toward gray.

#7c939c

#7f9299

#839095

#868f92

#898d8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86869d · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#84829c · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#7b9b9a · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79959f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79959f]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#79959f (#79959f) is rgb(121, 149, 159) in RGB.

No, #79959f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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