Recognised as Colour
#799C9A
- #799C9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#799C9A is a cyan with RGB values 121, 156, 154 and HSL 177°, 15%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#799C9A#799C9A
HEX#799C9A
RGBrgb(121, 156, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6118, 0.6039
RGB percentages47.5%, 61.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(176.6, 15%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 22.4%, 61.2%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 1.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,969,946
CSS custom property--colour: #799C9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#866365
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C797B
Analogous#799C89, #798D9C
Triadic#9A799C, #9C9A79
Split complementary#9C798D, #9C8979
Tetradic#89799C, #9C797B, #8D9C79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G156
B154
Red121 (47.5%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.02%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G 9C · B 9A
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