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#79ABC8 closest to Serene Sea

#79ABC8 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Serene Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 67.1% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(121, 171, 200)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 42% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #79ABC8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.47:1.

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Variations of #79ABC8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#79ABC8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#79ABC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #79ABC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92A1C8
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DAAC9
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94A9C9
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92A1C8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8CA5C8
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5BB3B4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6FAEBF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9BA6AE

#79ABC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.48:1 Very poor#79ABC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.47:1 Very good#79ABC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#79ABC8 in CSS

/* Serene Sea */
.color { color: #79ABC8; }
.background { background-color: #79ABC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #79ABC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(121 171 200);
color: hsl(202 42% 63%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.068 234.4);

#79ABC8 FAQ

What color is #79ABC8?

#79ABC8 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #79ABC8?

#79ABC8 is rgb(121, 171, 200) in RGB, hsl(202, 42%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 15%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #79ABC8?

The complementary color of #79ABC8 is #C89679, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #79ABC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #79ABC8: 8.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #79ABC8 a warm or cool color?

#79ABC8 is a cool color.