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Colour

#79A0A7

  • #79A0A7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#79A0A7 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 160, 167 and HSL 189°, 21%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#79A0A7#79A0A7
HEX#79A0A7
RGBrgb(121, 160, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6275, 0.6549
RGB percentages47.5%, 62.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(189.1, 20.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 27.5%, 65.5%)
CMYK27.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,970,983
CSS custom property--colour: #79A0A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#865F58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999DA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9197A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A78079
Analogous#79A797, #7989A7
Triadic#A779A0, #A0A779
Split complementary#A77989, #A79779
Tetradic#9779A7, #A78079, #89A779

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7F8
Lighter +30%#D5E1E4
Lighter +20%#B7CCCF
Lighter +10%#98B6BB
Darker −10%#5E888F
Darker −20%#4A6A70
Darker −30%#364D51
Darker −40%#213033
More saturated +25%#5DB3C3
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R121
G160
B167
Red121 (47.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue189.13°
Saturation (HSL)20.72%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 79 · G A0 · B A7

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