All About Color #79AFA8

#79AFA8

About #79AFA8

#79AFA8 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #79AFA8. In RGB it is red 121, green 175, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 25%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 31%, 0%, 4%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 2.47:1 on white and 8.51:1 on black.

#79AFA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet79, AF, A8
CMYK30.86%, 0.00%, 4.00%, 31.37%
RGB Decimal121, 175, 168
HSL172°, 25%, 58%
RGB Octal171, 257, 250
HSV (HSB)172.22°, 30.86%, 68.63%
RGB Binary1111001, 10101111, 10101000
CIE-L*AB67.69, -19.23, -2.10
RGB Percent47.45%, 68.63%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH67.69, 19.34, 186.23
XYZ30.28, 37.55, 42.70
CIE-L*UV67.69, -26.38, 0.00
xyY0.27, 0.34, 37.55
Hunter-Lab61.28, -19.03, 1.58
RYB47.45%, 58.77%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#79AFA8 on a dark background: contrast 8.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#79AFA8 on a light background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #79AFA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#79AFA8 · #B3D1CD · #4D8079 · #AF7980 · #D1B3B7

Analogous palette

#80AF79 · #79AF8D · #79AFA8 · #799BAF · #7980AF

Triadic palette

#79AFA8 · #A879AF · #AFA879 · #B3D1CD · #CDB3D1

Tetradic palette

#79AFA8 · #8D79AF · #AF7980 · #9BAF79 · #4D8079

Monochromatic palette

#365954 · #528982 · #79AFA8 · #A9CBC7 · #D9E8E6

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