Information about #799D9F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#799D9F falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(121, 157, 159) — 47.5% red, 61.6% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 1 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #799D9F reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ash Blue (#7A9598) and Metamorphis (#809D96).

The recipe behind #799D9F is rgb(121, 157, 159), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #799D9F: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #799D9F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#799D9F color variations

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

#799D9F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#799D9F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#799D9F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#799D9F 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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#799D9F 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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#79A08E
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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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#9EA079
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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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#8E79A0
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Nearest named colors to #799D9F

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

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Greyish Teal color link
Greyish Teal

#719F91

#799D9F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#799D9F
  • RGB121, 157, 159
  • CMYK15, 1, 0, 38
  • HSL183°, 17%, 55%
  • HSL Precise183.158°, 16.522%, 54.902%
  • HSV183°, 24%, 62%
  • HSB183°, 24%, 62%
  • HEX ID799D9F
  • DECIMAL ID7970207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
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