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#799AA3

#799AA3 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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3.02:1 AA Large
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6.96:1 AA
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3.02:1 AA Large
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This color as text on black

6.96:1 AA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #799AA3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#799AA3
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #799AA3?

#799AA3 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish teal, close to the color Cadet Gray. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 60.4% green, and 63.9% blue. Its hue is 193°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #799AA3 in RGB?

#799AA3 is rgb(121, 154, 163): 121 red, 154 green, and 163 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #799AA3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(26, 6, 0, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #799AA3?

PANTONE 7543 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #799AA3?

Its complement #AB8E87 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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