What color is #798478?

#798478 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #798478?

The RGB value is 121, 132, 120: 121 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #798478?

The complementary color is #837884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #798478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#798478 color

#798478 rgb(121, 132, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #798478 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (121, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#798478 color codes

HEX	`#798478`
RGB	`rgb(121, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -6.46, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 8.23, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.526, 21.923, 20.969)`
Decimal	`7963768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #798478, 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 #798478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#798478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #798478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #798478; }
.text { color: #798478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #798478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #798478, #78847d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #798478?: #798478 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #798478?: The RGB value is 121, 132, 120: 121 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #798478?: The complementary color is #837884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #798478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.