What color is #798089?

#798089 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798089?

The RGB value is 121, 128, 137: 121 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798089?

The complementary color is #898279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798089 color

#798089 rgb(121, 128, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.2% green and 53.7% blue (121, 128, 137).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#798089 color codes

HEX	`#798089`
RGB	`rgb(121, 128, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, -0.67, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 5.79, 263.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.119, 21.309, 26.715)`
Decimal	`7962761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798089, 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 #798089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #798089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798089; }
.text { color: #798089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 128 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798089, #7a7989); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798089?: #798089 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798089?: The RGB value is 121, 128, 137: 121 red, 128 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798089?: The complementary color is #898279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.