#79a9a6

Color #79a9a6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 6.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#79a9a6

RGB

rgb(121, 169, 166)

HSL

hsl(176.3, 21.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.3, 28.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 0%, 1.8%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.9, -16.58, -3.61)

LCH

lch(65.9, 16.97, 192.28)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0514, 191.22)

HWB

hwb(176.3, 47.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9797c

Analogous

#79a98e

#79a9a6

#7994a9

Triadic

#79a9a6

#a679a9

#a9a679

Split-complementary

#79a9a6

#a97994

#a98e79

Tetradic

#79a9a6

#797ca9

#a9797c

#a9a679

Square

#79a9a6

#8e79a9

#a9797c

#94a979

Shades

Color #79a9a6 mixed toward black.

#5f9390

#4c7673

#395856

#263b3a

#131d1d

Tints

Color #79a9a6 mixed toward white.

#8fb7b5

#a6c6c4

#bcd4d3

#d2e2e1

#e9f1f0

Tones

Color #79a9a6 mixed toward gray.

#7da5a3

#81a19f

#859d9c

#899998

#8d9595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9091a7 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#8d8aa7 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#7ca7a7 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #79a9a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#79a9a6]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#79a9a6 (#79a9a6) is rgb(121, 169, 166) in RGB.

No, #79a9a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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