Palettes / Colors / #79AAA8

#79AAA8 — Dusty Teal

#79AAA8 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #79AAA8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#79AAA8 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A9797B; it also sits naturally between #79A990 and #7993A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #79AAA8

.text { color: #79AAA8; }
.background { background-color: #79AAA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79AAA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 170, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 22%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79AAA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 170, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79AAA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 170, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79AAA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79AAA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9797B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79AAA8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79AAA8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #79AAA8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #79AAA8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #79AAA8?

#79AAA8 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 121, 170, 168). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79AAA8?

#79AAA8 is RGB 121, 170, 168 — HSL 178°, 22%, 57% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 1%, 33%.

What colors go with #79AAA8?

Its complement is #A9797B; analogous partners are #79A990 and #7993A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79AAA8 for text?

Black text on #79AAA8 has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.