Colour
#79AAA1
- #79AAA1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#79AAA1 is a cyan with RGB values 121, 170, 161 and HSL 169°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#79AAA1#79AAA1
HEX#79AAA1
RGBrgb(121, 170, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.6667, 0.6314
RGB percentages47.5%, 66.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(169, 22.4%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169, 28.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK28.8%, 0%, 5.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,973,537
CSS custom property--colour: #79AAA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#86555E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7982
Analogous#79AA89, #799BAA
Triadic#A179AA, #AAA179
Split complementary#AA799B, #AA8979
Tetradic#8979AA, #AA7982, #9BAA79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R121
G170
B161
Red121 (47.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue168.98°
Saturation (HSL)22.37%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 79 · G AA · B A1
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