Information about #00799E color

#00799E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#00799E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(0, 121, 158) — 0% red, 47.5% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 62 / 15 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#00799E is a maximally vivid cyan that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Allports (#0076A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are CG Blue (#007AA5) and Cerulean (#007BA7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(0, 121, 158)), which gives #00799E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #00799E: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #00799E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#00799E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#00799E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#00799E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#00607E

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#00485E

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Black

#000000

#00799E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#27819D

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#408397

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Grey

#808080

#00799E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#05009E

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#00399E

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#009E83

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#009E44

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#009E05

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#00799E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#9E2500
#9E2500

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#9E7400
#9E7400

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#9E002A
#9E002A

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#009E74
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#00799E
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#9E0079
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#799E00
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#25009E
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#9E2500
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#799E00
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#74009E
#74009E

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#9E2500
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#2A9E00
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Nearest named colors to #00799E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Strong Cerulean color link
Strong Cerulean

#007EA8

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

#00799E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#00799E
  • RGB0, 121, 158
  • CMYK62, 15, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(0, 121, 158)
  • HSL194°, 100%, 31%
  • HSL Precise194.051°, 100%, 30.98%
  • HSV194°, 100%, 62%
  • HSB194°, 100%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.475, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.475, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.475, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID00799E
  • DECIMAL ID31134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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