What color is #79739C?

#79739C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79739C?

The RGB value is 121, 115, 156: 121 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79739C?

The complementary color is #969C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79739C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79739C color

#79739C rgb(121, 115, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79739C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 45.1% green and 61.2% blue (121, 115, 156).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#79739C color codes

HEX	`#79739C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 115, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 45.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, 11.41, -21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 24.14, 298.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.015, 18.726, 34.006)`
Decimal	`7959452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79739C, 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 #79739C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79739C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #79739C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79739c; }
.text { color: #79739c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79739c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 115 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79739c, #8d739c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #79739C?: #79739C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79739C?: The RGB value is 121, 115, 156: 121 red, 115 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79739C?: The complementary color is #969C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79739C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.