Information about #799498 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#799498 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 148, 152) — 47.5% red, 58% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 2 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#799498 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Crescent (#839596) and Bluish Grey (#748B97).

In RGB terms — rgb(121, 148, 152) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #799498: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#799498 color variations

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

#799498 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#799498 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#799498 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#799498 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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#799498 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #799498

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

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

#799498 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#799498
  • RGB121, 148, 152
  • CMYK12, 2, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(121, 148, 152)
  • HSL188°, 13%, 54%
  • HSL Precise187.742°, 13.08%, 53.529%
  • HSV188°, 20%, 60%
  • HSB188°, 20%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.580, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.580, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.580, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID799498
  • DECIMAL ID7967896
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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