All About Color #799CA0

#799CA0

About #799CA0

#799CA0 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #799CA0. In RGB it is red 121, green 156, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 186°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 24%, 2%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 2.97:1 on white and 7.08:1 on black.

#799CA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 9C, A0
CMYK24.38%, 2.50%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal121, 156, 160
HSL186°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal171, 234, 240
HSV (HSB)186.15°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1111001, 10011100, 10100000
CIE-L*AB61.98, -11.06, -6.05
RGB Percent47.45%, 61.18%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH61.98, 12.60, 208.68
XYZ26.12, 30.38, 37.75
CIE-L*UV61.98, -17.93, -7.12
xyY0.28, 0.32, 30.38
Hunter-Lab55.12, -11.87, -2.02
RYB47.45%, 54.68%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#799CA0 on a dark background: contrast 7.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#799CA0 on a light background: contrast 2.97:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #799CA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#799CA0 · #AEC4C6 · #4E6B6E · #A07D79 · #C6B1AE

Analogous palette

#79A07D · #79A090 · #799CA0 · #7988A0 · #7D79A0

Triadic palette

#799CA0 · #A0799C · #9CA079 · #AEC4C6 · #C6AEC4

Tetradic palette

#799CA0 · #9079A0 · #A07D79 · #88A079 · #4E6B6E

Monochromatic palette

#35484B · #557477 · #799CA0 · #A5BDC0 · #D2DEDF

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