What color is #79799D?

#79799D 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 #79799D?

The RGB value is 121, 121, 157: 121 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79799D?

The complementary color is #9D9D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79799D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79799D color

#79799D rgb(121, 121, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #79799D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 47.5% green and 61.6% blue (121, 121, 157).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#79799D color codes

HEX	`#79799D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 121, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 47.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 8.1, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 20.93, 292.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.807, 20.174, 34.689)`
Decimal	`7960989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79799D, 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 #79799D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79799D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #79799D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79799d; }
.text { color: #79799d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79799d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 121 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79799d, #8b799d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #79799D?: #79799D 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 #79799D?: The RGB value is 121, 121, 157: 121 red, 121 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79799D?: The complementary color is #9D9D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79799D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.