All About Color #799FA0

#799FA0

About #799FA0

#799FA0 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #799FA0. In RGB it is red 121, green 159, blue 160; in HSL it is hue 182°, saturation 17%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 24%, 1%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 2.88:1 on white and 7.28:1 on black.

#799FA0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, 9F, A0
CMYK24.38%, 0.62%, 0.00%, 37.25%
RGB Decimal121, 159, 160
HSL182°, 17%, 55%
RGB Octal171, 237, 240
HSV (HSB)181.54°, 24.38%, 62.75%
RGB Binary1111001, 10011111, 10100000
CIE-L*AB62.84, -12.67, -4.77
RGB Percent47.45%, 62.35%, 62.75%
CIE-L*CH62.84, 13.54, 200.63
XYZ26.63, 31.40, 37.91
CIE-L*UV62.84, -19.29, -4.97
xyY0.28, 0.33, 31.40
Hunter-Lab56.04, -13.24, -0.89
RYB47.45%, 55.00%, 62.75%

Color Accessibility Scores

#799FA0 on a dark background: contrast 7.28:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#799FA0 on a light background: contrast 2.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #799FA0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#799FA0 · #AEC5C6 · #4E6D6E · #A07A79 · #C6AFAE

Analogous palette

#79A07A · #79A08E · #799FA0 · #798BA0 · #7A79A0

Triadic palette

#799FA0 · #A0799E · #9EA079 · #AEC5C6 · #C6AEC5

Tetradic palette

#799FA0 · #8E79A0 · #A07A79 · #8BA079 · #4E6D6E

Monochromatic palette

#354A4B · #557677 · #799FA0 · #A5BFC0 · #D2DFDF

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