Recognised as Colour
#79A296
- #79A296
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#79A296 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 162, 150 and HSL 162°, 18%, 55%. 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
#79A296#79A296
HEX#79A296
RGBrgb(121, 162, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6353, 0.5882
RGB percentages47.5%, 63.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(162.4, 18.1%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 25.3%, 63.5%)
CMYK25.3%, 0%, 7.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,971,478
CSS custom property--colour: #79A296;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#865D69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A27985
Analogous#79A282, #7999A2
Triadic#9679A2, #A29679
Split complementary#A27999, #A28279
Tetradic#8279A2, #A27985, #9AA279
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G162
B150
Red121 (47.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue162.44°
Saturation (HSL)18.06%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G A2 · B 96
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