What color is #79788C?

#79788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79788C?

The RGB value is 121, 120, 140: 121 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79788C?

The complementary color is #8B8C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79788C color

#79788C rgb(121, 120, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79788C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (121, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#79788C color codes

HEX	`#79788C`
RGB	`rgb(121, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 4.65, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 11.67, 293.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.334, 19.391, 27.53)`
Decimal	`7960716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79788C, 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 #79788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #79788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79788c; }
.text { color: #79788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79788c, #83788c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #79788C?: #79788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79788C?: The RGB value is 121, 120, 140: 121 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79788C?: The complementary color is #8B8C78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.