What color is #798189?

#798189 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798189?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 137: 121 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798189?

The complementary color is #898179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798189 color

#798189 rgb(121, 129, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 53.7% blue (121, 129, 137).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#798189 color codes

HEX	`#798189`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -1.24, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 5.47, 256.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.25, 21.571, 26.759)`
Decimal	`7963017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798189, 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 #798189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #798189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798189; }
.text { color: #798189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798189, #797989); }

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Questions

What color is #798189?: #798189 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798189?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 137: 121 red, 129 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798189?: The complementary color is #898179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.