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Recognised as Colour

#79948A

  • #79948A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#79948A is a cyan with RGB values 121, 148, 138 and HSL 158°, 11%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#79948A#79948A
HEX#79948A
RGBrgb(121, 148, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.5804, 0.5412
RGB percentages47.5%, 58%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(157.8, 11.2%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 18.2%, 58%)
CMYK18.2%, 0%, 6.8%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,967,882
CSS custom property--colour: #79948A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#866B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92908Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8D8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#739491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#947983
Analogous#79947C, #799194
Triadic#8A7994, #948A79
Split complementary#947991, #947C79
Tetradic#7C7994, #947983, #919479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEFED
Lighter +30%#CED8D4
Lighter +20%#B2C1BC
Lighter +10%#95ABA3
Darker −10%#617970
Darker −20%#4A5D56
Darker −30%#34403C
Darker −40%#1D2421
More saturated +25%#5BB292
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R121
G148
B138
Red121 (47.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue157.78°
Saturation (HSL)11.2%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G 94 · B 8A

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