#79A9B8 Hex Color

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Hex color #79a9b8 graphic
#79a9b8 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #79a9b8.

Questions about #79a9b8

What is #79a9b8 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #79a9b8 is rgb(121, 169, 184), in HSL hsl(194, 31%, 60%) and in CMYK 34%, 8%, 0%, 28%.
Is #79a9b8 readable on white or black?
#79a9b8 has a 2.56:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.18:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.