#799996

Color #799996

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#799996

RGB

rgb(121, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(174.4, 13.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174.4, 20.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 0%, 2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(60.82, -11.72, -2.09)

LCH

lch(60.82, 11.9, 190.11)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0359, 189.3)

HWB

hwb(174.4, 47.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99797c

Analogous

#799986

#799996

#798c99

Triadic

#799996

#967999

#999679

Split-complementary

#799996

#99798c

#998679

Tetradic

#799996

#797c99

#99797c

#999679

Square

#799996

#867999

#99797c

#8c9979

Shades

Color #799996 mixed toward black.

#63827f

#4f6865

#3b4e4c

#273433

#141a19

Tints

Color #799996 mixed toward white.

#8faaa7

#a6bbb9

#bcccca

#d2dddc

#e9eeed

Tones

Color #799996 mixed toward gray.

#7c9694

#7e9492

#81918f

#848e8d

#868c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888897 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#868497 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#7b9797 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #799996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#799996]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#799996 (#799996) is rgb(121, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #799996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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