Information about #799597 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#799597 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 149, 151) — 47.5% red, 58.4% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 1 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#799597 is a gently muted cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well 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 Crescent (#839596) and Metamorphis (#809D96).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(121, 149, 151)), which gives #799597 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #799597: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. No one has named #799597 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#799597 color variations

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

#799597 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#799597 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#799597 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#799597 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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#799597 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 #799597

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

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Juniper color link
Juniper

#74918E

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

#799597 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#799597
  • RGB121, 149, 151
  • CMYK12, 1, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(121, 149, 151)
  • HSL184°, 13%, 53%
  • HSL Precise184°, 12.605%, 53.333%
  • HSV184°, 20%, 59%
  • HSB184°, 20%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.584, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.584, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.584, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID799597
  • DECIMAL ID7968151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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