What color is #798181?

#798181 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798181?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 129: 121 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798181?

The complementary color is #817979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798181 color

#798181 rgb(121, 129, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798181 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 50.6% blue (121, 129, 129).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Whale (#7C8181), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#798181 color codes

HEX	`#798181`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -2.95, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 3.13, 199.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.697, 21.35, 23.848)`
Decimal	`7963009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798181, 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 #798181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #798181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798181; }
.text { color: #798181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798181, #797d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #798181?: #798181 is a gray, closest to the named color Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798181?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 129: 121 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798181?: The complementary color is #817979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.