#79a7bc

Color #79a7bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#79a7bc

RGB

rgb(121, 167, 188)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 33.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 35.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.01, -10.12, -15.7)

LCH

lch(66.01, 18.68, 237.19)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0581, 227.93)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 47.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8e79

Analogous

#79bcaf

#79a7bc

#7986bc

Triadic

#79a7bc

#bc79a7

#a7bc79

Split-complementary

#79a7bc

#bc7986

#bcaf79

Tetradic

#79a7bc

#8e79bc

#bc8e79

#a7bc79

Square

#79a7bc

#af79bc

#bc8e79

#86bc79

Shades

Color #79a7bc mixed toward black.

#5790ab

#457489

#345767

#223a45

#111d22

Tints

Color #79a7bc mixed toward white.

#8fb6c7

#a6c4d2

#bcd3dd

#d2e2e9

#e9f0f4

Tones

Color #79a7bc mixed toward gray.

#7fa5b6

#84a3b1

#8aa1ab

#8f9fa6

#959da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90b7 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#8d89b6 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#7cb3b2 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #79a7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a7bc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#79a7bc (#79a7bc) is rgb(121, 167, 188) in RGB.

No, #79a7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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