Information about #79949B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#79949B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 148, 155) — 47.5% red, 58% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 3 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#79949B is a softly toned aqua cyan 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 practically indistinguishable from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Slightly further away sit Scotty Silver (#758A9C) and Bluish Grey (#748B97).

The recipe behind #79949B is rgb(121, 148, 155), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #79949B: 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.

#79949B color variations

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

#79949B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#79949B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#79949B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#79949B 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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#79949B 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 #79949B

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

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

#79949B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#79949B
  • RGB121, 148, 155
  • CMYK13, 3, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(121, 148, 155)
  • HSL192°, 15%, 54%
  • HSL Precise192.353°, 14.53%, 54.118%
  • HSV192°, 22%, 61%
  • HSB192°, 22%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.580, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.580, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.580, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID79949B
  • DECIMAL ID7967899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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