What color is #79839B?

#79839B is a grayish blue known as Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tempest?

The RGB value is 121, 131, 155: 121 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tempest?

The complementary color is #9B9179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79839B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tempest color: hex code #79839B

#79839B rgb(121, 131, 155)

Shades of blue

Tempest has the hex code #79839B. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.4% green and 60.8% blue (121, 131, 155).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

Tempest (#79839B) color codes

HEX	`#79839B`
RGB	`rgb(121, 131, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, 1.76, -14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 14.16, 277.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.916, 22.664, 34.224)`
Decimal	`7963547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tempest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #79839B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79839B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #79839B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79839b; }
.text { color: #79839b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79839b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 131 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79839b, #80799b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

See #79839B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #79839B?: #79839B is a grayish blue known as Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tempest?: The RGB value is 121, 131, 155: 121 red, 131 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tempest?: The complementary color is #9B9179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79839B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.