What color is #79818D?

#79818D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #79818D?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 141: 121 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #79818D?

The complementary color is #8D8579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #79818D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#79818D color

#79818D rgb(121, 129, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #79818D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 55.3% blue (121, 129, 141).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#79818D color codes

HEX	`#79818D`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -0.35, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 7.48, 267.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.542, 21.688, 28.298)`
Decimal	`7963021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #79818D, 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 #79818D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#79818D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #79818D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #79818d; }
.text { color: #79818d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #79818d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #79818d, #7b798d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #79818D?: #79818D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #79818D?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 141: 121 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #79818D?: The complementary color is #8D8579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #79818D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.