What color is #798288?

#798288 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798288?

The RGB value is 121, 130, 136: 121 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798288?

The complementary color is #887F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798288 color

#798288 rgb(121, 130, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798288 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51% green and 53.3% blue (121, 130, 136).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#798288 color codes

HEX	`#798288`
RGB	`rgb(121, 130, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -2.03, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 4.82, 245.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.311, 21.807, 26.427)`
Decimal	`7963272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798288, 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 #798288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #798288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798288; }
.text { color: #798288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 130 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798288, #797a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #798288?: #798288 is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798288?: The RGB value is 121, 130, 136: 121 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798288?: The complementary color is #887F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.