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Recognised as Colour

#79A0A0

  • #79A0A0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#79A0A0 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 160, 160 and HSL 180°, 17%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#79A0A0#79A0A0
HEX#79A0A0
RGBrgb(121, 160, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6275, 0.6275
RGB percentages47.5%, 62.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(180, 17%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 24.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK24.4%, 0%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,976
CSS custom property--colour: #79A0A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#865F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9B9CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9396A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A07979
Analogous#79A08D, #798DA0
Triadic#A079A0, #A0A079
Split complementary#A0798D, #A08D79
Tetradic#8D79A0, #A07979, #8DA079

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F5F5
Lighter +30%#D3DFDF
Lighter +20%#B5CACA
Lighter +10%#97B5B5
Darker −10%#5F8787
Darker −20%#4A6969
Darker −30%#354B4B
Darker −40%#202D2D
More saturated +25%#5CBDBD
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R121
G160
B160
Red121 (47.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)17.03%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A0 · B A0

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