What color is #7799A3?

#7799A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7799A3?

The RGB value is 119, 153, 163: 119 red, 153 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7799A3?

The complementary color is #A38177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7799A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7799A3 color

#7799A3 rgb(119, 153, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #7799A3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 60% green and 63.9% blue (119, 153, 163).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#7799A3 color codes

HEX	`#7799A3`
RGB	`rgb(119, 153, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 60%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, -9.34, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 13.02, 224.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.608, 29.348, 38.959)`
Decimal	`7838115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7799A3, 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 #7799A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7799A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #7799A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7799a3; }
.text { color: #7799a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7799a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 153 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7799a3, #7783a3); }

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Questions

What color is #7799A3?: #7799A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7799A3?: The RGB value is 119, 153, 163: 119 red, 153 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7799A3?: The complementary color is #A38177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7799A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.