What color is #798472?

#798472 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798472?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 114: 121 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798472?

The complementary color is #7D7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798472?

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.

#798472 color

#798472 rgb(121, 132, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (121, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#798472 color codes

HEX	`#798472`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, -7.6, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 11.3, 132.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.173, 21.782, 19.111)`
Decimal	`7963762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798472, 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 #798472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798472 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 #798472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798472; }
.text { color: #798472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798472, #728474); }

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Questions

What color is #798472?: #798472 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798472?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 114: 121 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798472?: The complementary color is #7D7284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798472?: 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.