What color is #798199?

#798199 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798199?

The RGB value is 121, 129, 153: 121 red, 129 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798199?

The complementary color is #999179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798199 color

#798199 rgb(121, 129, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #798199 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 50.6% green and 60% blue (121, 129, 153).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#798199 color codes

HEX	`#798199`
RGB	`rgb(121, 129, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 50.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 2.44, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 14.05, 279.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.484, 22.065, 33.258)`
Decimal	`7963033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798199, 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 #798199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #798199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798199; }
.text { color: #798199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 129 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798199, #817999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #798199?: #798199 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798199?: The RGB value is 121, 129, 153: 121 red, 129 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798199?: The complementary color is #999179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.